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The Miami vices in the CCU. Part II. Cardiac manifestations of AIDS.

Heart Lung. 1987 Sep;16(5):584-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/88006856
Valle BK; Lemberg L; Department of Medicine, University of Miami School of Medicine,; FL.

Abstract: Cardiac manifestations of AIDS probably occur more frequently than is appreciated--despite autopsy reports indicating that more than 50% of deceased AIDS patients had myocarditis. A high index of suspicion and the echocardiogram will help in revealing the true incidence of cardiac involvement in AIDS.
Keywords: Adult AIDS-Related Complex/*DIAGNOSIS Cardiac Tamponade/DIAGNOSIS/ETIOLOGY Case Report Electrocardiography Endocarditis, Subacute Bacterial/DIAGNOSIS/ETIOLOGY Female Heart Diseases/DIAGNOSIS/*ETIOLOGY/RADIOGRAPHY Heart Failure, Congestive/DIAGNOSIS/ETIOLOGY Heart Valve Diseases/DIAGNOSIS/ETIOLOGY Human Male Myocardial Diseases/DIAGNOSIS/ETIOLOGY Support, Non-U.S. Gov't JOURNAL ARTICLE

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