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Cardiac diseases in AIDS electrocardiogram
Introduction
Overview
Overview
In an analysis of 4518 HIV-infected patients it was found that more than half of the participants (51.5%) had either minor or major ECG abnormalities. Minor ECG abnormalities (48.6%) were more common than major ECG abnormalities (7.7%) [1].
Electrocardiogram
Electrocardiogram
Possible EKG abnormalities in HIV infected patients include:
- QT prolongation
- Supraventricular ectopics
- Ventricular ectopics
- Non-specific ST-T changes
- Non-specific Q-QS abnormalities
References
References
- ↑ Soliman EZ, Prineas RJ, Roediger MP; et al. (2011). “Prevalence and prognostic significance of ECG abnormalities in HIV-infected patients: results from the Strategies for Management of Antiretroviral Therapy study”. Journal of Electrocardiology. 44 (6): 779–85. doi:10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2010.10.027. PMC 3060290. PMID 21145066.
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