Epicardial adipose tissue has unique properties that distinguish it from other depots of
visceral fat. Rather than having distinct boundaries, the epicardium shares an unobstructed …

Making a firm diagnosis of chronic heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF)
remains a challenge. We recommend a new stepwise diagnostic process, the 'HFA–PEFF …

Importance With improved survival, heart failure (HF) has become a major complication for
individuals with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. It is unclear if this risk …

With the advent and widespread use of antiretroviral therapy (ART), the epidemiology of
cardiomyopathy and heart failure (HF) associated with HIV infection is changing. Near …

Abstract Purpose of Review Introduction of combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) has
increased the life expectancy of patients with HIV infection, allowing them to live longer with …

Background Diastolic dysfunction (DD) is common and occurs at an earlier age among
human immunodeficiency virus-infected (HIV+) individuals, but the mechanisms and …

Background: Diastolic dysfunction develops in response to hypertension and estrogen (E2)
loss and is a forerunner to heart failure (HF) in women. The cardiac renin–angiotensin …

Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has been associated with a shift in the epidemiology of human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–associated cardiomyopathy from a phenotype of primarily left …

Background Studies from high income countries report that HIV-positive people have an
impaired systolic and diastolic cardiac function compared to HIV-negative people. It is …

Background Previous studies have reported impairment in systolic and diastolic function in
people with HIV (PWHIV). Our aim was to determine if echocardiographically measured left …