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Pathology of Cardiac Complications in HIV Infection

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The prevalence of myocardial abnormalities in HIV-infected patients ranges from 25 to 75% [1]. This wide range probably reflects differences in methodology, patients’ risk factors, disease stage, and environmental factors such as drug addiction or therapeutic agents. Myocardial involvement in HIVinfected patients includes dilated cardiomyopathy, myocarditis, ischemic heart disease, and neoplastic invasion from HIV-associated malignancies (e.g., non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma or Kaposi’s sarcoma). In addition, the right ventricle can be involved as a consequence of AIDS-related pulmonary disease.

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  1. Department of Medical Pathophysiology, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, Italy

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  1. Department of Medical Pathophysiology, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, Italy

    Giuseppe Barbaro

  2. Department of Cardiology Saint Antoine University Hospital, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris and Université Pierre et Marie Curie Paris, France

    Franck Boccara

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Barbaro, G. (2009). Pathology of Cardiac Complications in HIV Infection. In: Barbaro, G., Boccara, F. (eds) Cardiovascular Disease in AIDS. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-0761-1_4

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