Remick et al HIV Infection and Heart Failure 1783 with LV systolic dysfunction (n= 148;
29%), and 196 (38%) had HIV-related cardiomyopathy (which encompassed both systolic …

Background: Chronic heart failure (CHF) seems to be associated with increased oxidative
stress. However, the hypothesis that antioxidant nutrients may contribute to the clinical …

Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has transformed the clinical profile of human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV) from an acute infection with a high mortality into a treatable, chronic disease. As a …

Skeletal muscle disorders manifested by muscle pain, fatigue, proximal weakness, and
serum creatine kinase (CK) elevation have been reported in patients with selenium …

This report addresses issues of pathogenesis, pathophysiology, and epidemiology of an
increasingly prevalent cardiomyopathy in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). As …

Introduction: Several studies performed before the introduction of highly active antiretroviral
therapy (HAART) have shown that HIV-1 infection is an important cause of dilated …

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are widely regarded as signaling molecules and play
essential roles in various cellular processes, but when present in excess, they can lead to …

Background: Increased incidence and prevalence of peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM)
have been documented in the Hospital Albert Schweitzer (HAS) District of Haiti. Although the …

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 …

The primary objective of this study was to review and summarise the literature on the
spectrum and management of cardiac disease in HIV-infected people living in Africa. We …