Roy V P, Prabhakar S, Pulvirenti J, Mathew J
Division of Adult Cardiology, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA.
J Natl Med Assoc. 1999 Sep;91(9):502-4.
The frequency and factors associated with cardiomyopathy were studied among inner-city hospital patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Of 84 patients with HIV infection, 20 (24%) had cardiomyopathy. Fourteen (70%) of the patients with cardiomyopathy did not have clinical evidence of congestive heart failure. There was no significant association between cardiomyopathy and common opportunistic infections or zidovudine treatment. These results indicate that cardiomyopathy is common in patients with HIV infection and often is clinically unsuspected.
在一家市中心医院的人类免疫缺陷病毒(HIV)感染患者中,对与心肌病相关的频率和因素进行了研究。在84例HIV感染患者中,20例(24%)患有心肌病。14例(70%)患有心肌病的患者没有充血性心力衰竭的临床证据。心肌病与常见机会性感染或齐多夫定治疗之间没有显著关联。这些结果表明,心肌病在HIV感染患者中很常见,且在临床上常常未被怀疑。