Echocardiographic assessment of left cardiac structure and function in antiretroviral therapy (ART)‐naive people living with HIV/AIDS

ABSTRACT: Abstract

Background

Patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are at a significantly higher risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) compared to HIV‐negative people. Left heart dysfunction is the most common cardiac complication in people living with HIV/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (PLWHA), and diastolic dysfunction is an important predictor of cardiovascular events. The aims of this study were (1) to detect changes in left cardiac structure and function in antiretroviral therapy (ART)‐naive PLWHA using echocardiography; and (2) to investigate the risk factors for the development of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (LVDD) in ART‐naive PLWHA.

Methods

We retrospectively included 105 ART‐naïve PLWHA and included 90 healthy subjects as controls to compare the

SUBMITTER: Hu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10091372 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature