Echocardiographic abnormalities in children and adolescents living with human immunodeficiency virus on highly active antiretroviral treatment.

CONCLUSIONS: While few patients had abnormalities such as reduced LV ejection fraction, pulmonary hypertension and minimal pericardial effusion detectable on conventional echocardiography, a larger proportion of patients had subtle abnormalities such as increased MMI, LV diastolic dysfunction on TDI, RV dysfunction and abnormal myocardial performance index. Such patients may need routine screening and cardiac follow up. PMID: 32022822 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Cardiovascular Journal of Africa - February 4, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Wubayehu T, Abebe W, Tefera E Tags: Cardiovasc J Afr Source Type: research