Incidence, Predictors, and Outcomes of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Discharge Among People Living With HIV.

ABSTRACT: Background People living with HIV ( PHIV ) are at an increased risk for sudden cardiac death, and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators ( ICDs ) prevent SCD . There are no data on the incidence, predictors, and effects of ICD therapies among PHIV . Methods and Results We compared ICD discharge rates between 59 PHIV and 267 uninfected controls. For PHIV , we tested the association of traditional cardiovascular risk factors and HIV -specific parameters with an ICD discharge and then tested whether an ICD discharge among PHIV was associated with cardiovascular mortality or an admission for heart failure. The indication for ICD insertion was similar among groups. Compared with controls, PHIV with an ICD were more likely to have coronary artery disease and to use cocaine. In follow-up, PHIV h

SUBMITTER: Alvi RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6222938 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature