Key result
In patients with HIV infection, cardiac manifestations were present in 64% of cases and were significantly more frequent in those with a CD4 count < 50 cells/cumm (p = 0.0025).
Why the study?
Improved survival of HIV patients due to advances in diagnosis and antiretroviral therapy has resulted in late-stage disease manifestations, including cardiac manifestations.
Cross-Sectional (n=100)
Yes
p-value: p=0.0025
Cardiac manifestations are highly prevalent (64%) in HIV patients and are significantly associated with lower CD4 counts, highlighting the need for routine cardiovascular screening in advanced HIV disease.
May warrant cardiac evaluation in advanced HIV; hypothesis-generating for prospective outcome studies.
Advances in diagnosis, treatment, monitoring of HIV infection and availability of antiretroviral drugs have led to improved survival of patients but this has resulted in manifestation of late-stage disease including cardiac manifestations. We wanted to evaluate the cardiac manifestations in HIV patients and correlate them with CD4 count.
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B.G. et al. (2020) conducted a cross-sectional in HIV infection (n=100). HIV infection was evaluated on Cardiac manifestations (p=0.0025). In patients with HIV infection, cardiac manifestations were present in 64% of cases and were significantly more frequent in those with a CD4 count < 50 cells/cumm (p = 0.0025).
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