To Study the Cardiac Abnormalities in HIV Infected Patients–A Prospective Study

Dr Vishav dev singh dadwal; Dr Bikramjit Singh Sodhi; Dr Ankush Kaul; Dr Manjot Kaur Bhinder

Volume : VI, Issue : X, October - 2016

To Study the Cardiac Abnormalities in HIV Infected Patients–A Prospective Study

Dr Vishav Dev Singh Dadwal, Dr Bikramjit Singh Sodhi, Dr Ankush Kaul, Dr Manjot Kaur Bhinder

Abstract :

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:–To study the cardiac abnormalities in HIV infected patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS:–Present prospective study included 100 HIVpatients. These patients were admitted in medicine ward in gmc jammu.I NCLUSION CRITERIA–1.The patients above the age of 18 years with diagnosed HIV infection/AIDS after ELISA test being positive EXCLUSION CRITERIA Patients under the age of 18 years, Patients with congenital heart disease ,Patients with preexisting valvular heart disease, Patients with preexisting hypertension and Patients with preexisting diabetes mellitus. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION;–HIV affects all the systems of the body. These manifestations may be due to HIV infection itself or due to opportunistic infections or malignancies. The clinical and pathologic findings in various organ systems including the pulmonary, gastrointestinal, hematologic and neurologic systems have been well described. Cardiac involvement is common in HIV infected patients but clinical cardiac involvement is less common. With the advent of HAART the incidence of coronary artery disease is increasing among HIV infected patients.