Doppler echocardiographic evaluation of HIV-positive patients in different stages of the disease

Doppler echocardiographic evaluation of HIV-positive patients in different stages of the disease

OBJETIVE: To evaluate by Doppler echocardiography (DE) early abnormalities of ventricular function in HIV-positive patients, as well as other cardiac abnormalities that can be detected by this method, with special emphasis on mitral valve flow. METHODS: 84 HIV- positive patients, 59 with CD4 cell co...

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Main Authors: Werneck Guilherme Lobosco, Mesquita Evandro Tinoco, Romêo Fº Luiz José Martins, Ribeiro Mario Luiz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 1999-01-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
Subjects:
Doppler echocardiogram
AIDS
mitral flow
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