| Autor: |
Heizer, Justin, Petersen, Timothy C., Flemmer, Mark C. |
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Oxford Medical Case Reports; 2016, Issue 5, p109-112, 4p |
| Abstrakt: |
HIV infection can cause multiple deleterious effects on the cardiovascular system. Emerging evidence has supported a direct association between HIV infection and accelerated atherosclerosis. Themechanismfor atherosclerosis in HIV-positive patients is multifactorial, an interplay between conventional risk factors, HIV itself and highly active antiretroviral therapy. The case described is a 29-year-old man with HIV, non-adherent to antiretroviral therapy and with few cardiovascular risk factors, who presented with chest pain and non-ST elevation myocardial infarction. Cardiac catheterization revealed multiple coronary artery aneurysms in the left main coronary artery and the right coronary artery. Aneurysmal formation may develop from vasculitis,HIV itself, accelerated atherosclerosis, congenital formation ormedications (e.g. protease inhibitors). The researchers provide a reviewof coronary artery disease, aneurysmal formation and vasculitic processes in the context ofHIV. As this clinical entity becomes more apparent, alternative therapeutic options may need to be explored. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: |
Complementary Index |
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