ECG abnormalities among HIV infected children placed on ART at Enugu, South East of Nigeria
Autor: | Emeka Spiff Eleazar, DC Nwachukwu, Clara I. Eleazar, Uchenna I Nwagha |
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Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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medicine.medical_specialty HAART Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Nigeria HIV Infections medicine.disease_cause QT interval Body Mass Index Electrocardiography QRS complex children Heart Rate Antiretroviral Therapy Highly Active Statistical significance Internal medicine Hiv infected Heart rate Humans Medicine PR interval Child business.industry cardiovascular HIV virus diseases Arrhythmias Cardiac Articles General Medicine Infectious Disease Transmission Vertical Cross-Sectional Studies business Body mass index |
Zdroj: | African Health Sciences |
ISSN: | 1680-6905 |
Popis: | Background: Cardiovascular abnormalities are not much reported among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected children especially in Africa where there is high HIV disease. In addition, the use of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in such children may have a protective effect on the cardiovascular system. Methods: Cross-sectional study of randomly selected eighty HIV infected and 80 aged matched non- HIV-infected chil- dren were used. HIV-infected children were on HAART for more than 5years and had steadily received the treatment for 6 months prior to the time of the tests. Heights and weights were measured and body mass index calculated. Cardiac indi- ces evaluated were heart rate (HR), PR interval, QRS duration, QT/QTC Interval, P/QRS/T Axis, RV5/SV1 voltage and RV5+SV1 voltage. Results: The average heart rate was significantly higher among HIV infected children on HAART than their non-infected counterparts (P= 0.019). At 0.05 significance level, their PR interval was significantly higher than those in the control group (P=0.050). The average QRS duration result also showed a significant difference between that of test and control subjects (P = 0.022) Conclusion: The HAART usage possibly improved the cardiovascular functioning in the infected children but the protective effects diminish with increase age and longer exposure. Keywords: HIV; cardiovascular; children; HAART. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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