Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
8604844 Cor et Vasa 2017 4 Pages PDF
Abstract
The number of HIV positive patients in the developed and developing countries is ever growing. Apart from the obvious implications of HIV such as AIDS development, other potentially lethal complications may arise, one of which is the effect of HIV affliction on the coronary system. HIV patients may develop coronary artery disease at a very young age and the myocardial infarction in these patients can be hard to correctly diagnose at the beginning due to the often confusing clinical picture. This paper summarizes the current knowledge on the association between HIV and coronary artery disease and illustrates it on two case reports.
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