Key result
Adult AIDS is linked to frequent cardiac abnormalities, primarily acute or chronic pericarditis in ~42%.
Why the study?
Cardiac abnormalities and their evolution during the course of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome were not well characterized, and clinical-pathological correlations were needed.
Cohort (n=21)
Severe cardiac abnormalities, including pericarditis and dilated cardiomyopathy, are frequent in AIDS patients and can be a direct cause of death, highlighting the importance of early cardiac evaluation.
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Cardiac pathology may contribute to AIDS mortality; hypothesis-generating for screening but should not yet change practice.
Herdy et al. (1999) conducted a cohort in Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) (n=21). Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome was evaluated on Cardiac abnormalities and their evolution. In 21 adult patients with AIDS followed until death, the most frequent cardiac abnormalities were acute or chronic pericarditis (42%) and dilated cardiomyopathy (19%).
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