Background Intravenous drug users (IVDUs) are at increased risk of infective endocarditis.
Moreover, HIV infection is common in IVDUs, with a reported prevalence of 40–90%. The …

As more effective therapies have produced longer survival times for human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV)‐infected patients, new complications of late‐stage HIV …

Cardiac abnormalities are frequently reported in patients with acquired immunodeficiency
syndrome (AIDS). Much less is known about the true prevalence of cardiac involvement in …

Although the diagnosis of AIDS-associated heart disease is becoming rou tine, its treatment
has not been reported except in anecdote. Also, it has been unclear whether the odds of …

HIV-associated myocarditis may be defined as ''a process characterized by a lymphocytic
infiltrate of the myocardium with necrosis and/or degeneration of adjacent myocytes not …

Worldwide, infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is increasing. At the same
time, new treatments allow patients to live longer. Consequently, cardiovascular …

Objectives. The purpose of this study was to characterize the histologic and
immunopathologic results of 37 endomyocardial biopsy samples from patients infected with …

Approximately 10% of infective endocarditis (IE) involves the right side of the heart with the
majority of these cases occurring in intravenous drug users. Patients are less likely to …

Abstract Background: Modified Duke criteria were applied to consecutive injection drug
users (IDUs) who were admitted to an inner-city hospital with a clinical suspicion of infective …

The manifestation of cardiac involvement in the course of HIV infection has been
significantly changed since the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy. While in …