Cardiac tamponade in people living with HIV: a systematic review of case reports and case series.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cardiac tamponade is a life-threatening condition requiring prompt diagnosis and therapeutic intervention. Diagnosis and management of cardiac tamponade in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection pose a major challenge for clinicians. This study aimed to investigate clinical characteristics, paraclinical findings, therapeutic options, patient outcomes, and etiologies of cardiac tamponade in people living with HIV.

Methods

Pubmed, Embase, Scopus, and Web of Science databases were systematically searched for case reports or case series reporting HIV-infected patients with cardiac tamponade up to February 29, 2024. Baseline characteristics, clinical manifestations, paraclinical findings, therapeutic options, patient outcomes, and etiologies of card

SUBMITTER: Keyvanfar A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11360758 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature