Prevalence of Dilated Cardiomyopathy in HIV-Infected African Patients Not Receiving HAART: A Multicenter, Observational, Prospective, Cohort Study in Rwanda

Twagirumukiza, Marc; Nkeramihigo, Emmanuel; Seminega, Benoit; Gasakure, Emmanuel; Boccara, Franck; Bárbaro, Giuseppe

doi:10.2174/157016207779316288

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Prevalence of Dilated Cardiomyopathy in HIV-Infected African Patients Not Receiving HAART: A Multicenter, Observational, Prospective, Cohort Study in Rwanda

Published in Current HIV Research • Dec 31, 2006

Authors:

Marc Twagirumukiza

Emmanuel Nkeramihigo

Benoit Seminega

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Several studies performed before the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) have shown that HIV-1 infection is an important cause of dilated cardiomyopathy. However, factors associated with the development of HIV-associated cardiomyopathy in developing countries a...

Subject

Medicine

Cardiomyopathy

Dilated cardiomyopathy

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