Barbarinia Giorgio, Barbaro Giuseppe
Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Policlinico S. Matteo, University of Pavia, Italy.
AIDS. 2003 Apr;17 Suppl 1:S46-50.
The epidemiology of cardiac complications related to HIV, including cardiomyopathy, increased left ventricular mass, myocarditis, pericardial effusion, endocarditis, and malignancy, are discussed. An increased number of HIV-infected individuals may present with cardiac complications in the next decade as chronic viral infection, co-infections, drug therapy, and immunosuppression affect the heart. Understanding the nature and course of cardiac illness related to HIV infection may allow appropriate monitoring, early intervention and therapy, and will provide a baseline to evaluate the effects of new therapeutic regimens such as highly active antiretroviral therapy on the cardiovascular system.
本文讨论了与艾滋病毒相关的心脏并发症的流行病学，包括心肌病、左心室质量增加、心肌炎、心包积液、心内膜炎和恶性肿瘤。在未来十年，随着慢性病毒感染、合并感染、药物治疗和免疫抑制对心脏产生影响，可能会有更多感染艾滋病毒的人出现心脏并发症。了解与艾滋病毒感染相关的心脏疾病的性质和病程，有助于进行适当的监测、早期干预和治疗，并为评估高效抗逆转录病毒治疗等新治疗方案对心血管系统的影响提供基线。
