Cardiac diseases in AIDS epidemiology and demographics

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Raviteja Guddeti, M.B.B.S. [2]

Overview

Incidence of many cardiovascular diseases has reduced after the induction of anti-retroviral therapy in the treatment of HIV infection.

Epidemiology and Demographics

Before the introduction of HAART the incidence of various cardiovascular diseases was as follows:

Dilated cardiomyopathy – 1590 per 100,000
Systemic hypertension – 20,000 – 25,000 per 100,000. After the introduction of HAART the incidence increased significantly to 74,000 per 100,000 ^[1].
Pericarditis – 11,000 per 100,000
HIV-associated pulmonary artery hypertension – 500 per 100,000
Kaposi’s sarcoma of the heart – 12,000 – 28,000 per 100,000

References

↑ Sattler FR, Qian D, Louie S; et al. (2001). “Elevated blood pressure in subjects with lipodystrophy”. AIDS (London, England). 15 (15): 2001–10. PMID 11600829. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

Overview