The Risk for Sudden Cardiac Death Among Patients Living With Heart Failure and Human Immunodeficiency Virus.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of sudden cardiac death (SCD) among persons living with human immunodeficiency virus infection (PHIV) with heart failure (HF), who were hospitalized for HF, and the risk factors associated with it.

Background

HF is associated with an increased risk for SCD. PHIV are at heightened risk for HF.

Methods

This was a retrospective study of 2,578 patients hospitalized with HF from a single academic center, of whom 344 were PHIV. The outcome of interest was SCD. Subgroup analyses were performed by strata of viral load (VL) and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) <35%, 35% to 49%, and ≥50%.

Results

Of 2,578 patients with HF, 2,149 (86%) did not have implantable cardioverter-defibrillators; of these, t

SUBMITTER: Alvi RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6768556 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature