PMID: 8614340Apr 15, 1996Paper

Managing HIV. Part 5: Treating secondary outcomes. 5.9 HIV-related cardiovascular disease

The Medical Journal of Australia
M P Feneley

Abstract

Heart disease is common in HIV, but often asymptomatic. As improved therapies prolong the lives of HIV-infected patients, an increase in symptomatic heart disease can be expected.

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