Cardiac abnormalities in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. A prospective study with a clinical-pathological correlation in twenty-one adult patients
OBJECTIVE - To evaluate the cardiac abnormalities and their evolution during the course of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, as well as to correlate clinical and pathological data. METHODS - Twenty-one patients, admitted to the hospital with the diagnosis of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome,...
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doaj-78ce9ab227d54d69a748899f760f47732020-11-25T01:57:08ZengSociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC)Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia0066-782X1678-41701999-09-0173328629010.1590/S0066-782X1999000900004Cardiac abnormalities in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. A prospective study with a clinical-pathological correlation in twenty-one adult patientsGesmar Volga Haddad HerdyArtur Haddad HerdyPedro Savio AlmeidaRoberto de CarvalhoFabiano B. AzevedoKátia AzevedoMárcia Cláudia VasconcelosRaquel PaivaHsu Y. TchouPablo NascimentoRachel CosendeyAnalise FerrariVania S. LopesOBJECTIVE - To evaluate the cardiac abnormalities and their evolution during the course of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, as well as to correlate clinical and pathological data. METHODS - Twenty-one patients, admitted to the hospital with the diagnosis of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, were prospectively studied and followed until their death. Age ranged from 19 to 42 years (17 males). ECG and echocardiogram were also obtained every six months. After death, macro- and microscopic examinations were also performed. RESULTS - The most frequent causes of referral to the hospital were: diarrhea or repeated pneumonias, tuberculosis, toxoplasmosis or Kaposi sarcoma. The most frequent findings were acute or chronic pericarditis (42%) and dilated cardiomyopathy (19%). Four patients died of cardiac problems: infective endocarditis, pericarditis with pericardial effusion, bacterial myocarditis and infection by Toxoplasma gondii. CONCLUSION - Severe cardiac abnormalities were the cause of death in some patients. In the majority of the patients, a good correlation existed between clinical and anatomical-pathological data. Cardiac evaluation was important to detect early manifestations and treat them accordingly, even in asymptomatic patients.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X1999000900004heartacquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)clinical-pathological correlation |
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Gesmar Volga Haddad Herdy Artur Haddad Herdy Pedro Savio Almeida Roberto de Carvalho Fabiano B. Azevedo Kátia Azevedo Márcia Cláudia Vasconcelos Raquel Paiva Hsu Y. Tchou Pablo Nascimento Rachel Cosendey Analise Ferrari Vania S. Lopes |
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Gesmar Volga Haddad Herdy Artur Haddad Herdy Pedro Savio Almeida Roberto de Carvalho Fabiano B. Azevedo Kátia Azevedo Márcia Cláudia Vasconcelos Raquel Paiva Hsu Y. Tchou Pablo Nascimento Rachel Cosendey Analise Ferrari Vania S. Lopes Cardiac abnormalities in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. A prospective study with a clinical-pathological correlation in twenty-one adult patients Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia heart acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) clinical-pathological correlation |
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Gesmar Volga Haddad Herdy Artur Haddad Herdy Pedro Savio Almeida Roberto de Carvalho Fabiano B. Azevedo Kátia Azevedo Márcia Cláudia Vasconcelos Raquel Paiva Hsu Y. Tchou Pablo Nascimento Rachel Cosendey Analise Ferrari Vania S. Lopes |
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Cardiac abnormalities in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. A prospective study with a clinical-pathological correlation in twenty-one adult patients |
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Cardiac abnormalities in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. A prospective study with a clinical-pathological correlation in twenty-one adult patients |
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Cardiac abnormalities in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. A prospective study with a clinical-pathological correlation in twenty-one adult patients |
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Cardiac abnormalities in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. A prospective study with a clinical-pathological correlation in twenty-one adult patients |
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Cardiac abnormalities in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. A prospective study with a clinical-pathological correlation in twenty-one adult patients |
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cardiac abnormalities in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. a prospective study with a clinical-pathological correlation in twenty-one adult patients |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) |
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Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia |
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0066-782X 1678-4170 |
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OBJECTIVE - To evaluate the cardiac abnormalities and their evolution during the course of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, as well as to correlate clinical and pathological data. METHODS - Twenty-one patients, admitted to the hospital with the diagnosis of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, were prospectively studied and followed until their death. Age ranged from 19 to 42 years (17 males). ECG and echocardiogram were also obtained every six months. After death, macro- and microscopic examinations were also performed. RESULTS - The most frequent causes of referral to the hospital were: diarrhea or repeated pneumonias, tuberculosis, toxoplasmosis or Kaposi sarcoma. The most frequent findings were acute or chronic pericarditis (42%) and dilated cardiomyopathy (19%). Four patients died of cardiac problems: infective endocarditis, pericarditis with pericardial effusion, bacterial myocarditis and infection by Toxoplasma gondii. CONCLUSION - Severe cardiac abnormalities were the cause of death in some patients. In the majority of the patients, a good correlation existed between clinical and anatomical-pathological data. Cardiac evaluation was important to detect early manifestations and treat them accordingly, even in asymptomatic patients. |
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