Why the study?
Does HIV infection increase the rate of ICD discharge in patients with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator?
Population
326 patients with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator, comprising 59 people living with HIV and 267…
Comparison
HIV infection (People living with HIV) vs Uninfected controls
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
median 19 months
Authors
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May support closer arrhythmia monitoring in PHIV with ICDs; leaves open causal role of HIV and need for prospective validation.
Does HIV infection increase the rate of ICD discharge in patients with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator?
People living with HIV have significantly higher rates of ICD discharge compared to uninfected controls, which is associated with increased subsequent heart failure admission and cardiovascular mortality.
Alvi et al. (2018) studied this question.
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