Ana Maria Tudor 1, Ioana Anca 2
1 National Institute of Infectious Diseases “Matei Balş”, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila” Bucharest
2 Institute for Mother and Child Care “Alfred Rusescu”, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila” Bucharest
Abstract
Cardiac lesions are described in HIV infected patients, including children. Th e most characteristic anatomic aspect on echocardiography in HIV cardiomyopathy is dilated left ventricle. cardiomyopathy correlates with low survival rate. We performed a retrospective study on 59 HIV infected children and adolescents to identify the echocardiographic changes associated with AIDS. Main cardiac lesions found were dilated cardiomyopathy and left ventricle hypertrophy. Cardiac involvement was more frequent in immunosuppressed patients.