Abstract
Successfully treated sudden cardiac death due to malignant arrhythmia related to HIV myocarditis in a young male with favorable clinical and virological profile is not described in current literature. HIV myocarditis as a possible cause of malignant ventricular arrhythmia and sudden cardiac death is discussed.
Keywords: Sudden death, HIV, Myocarditis, Malignant arrhytmia
Current HIV Research
Title: Successfully Resuscitated Sudden Cardiac Death in a Young Homosexual Male with HIV Myocarditis
Volume: 7 Issue: 4
Author(s): Jan Belohlavek, Petr Kuchynka, Ladislav Machala, Vladimir Dytrych, Ivana Vitkova, Jana Schramlova, Ondrej Smid, Jana Gandalovicova and Ales Linhart
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Keywords: Sudden death, HIV, Myocarditis, Malignant arrhytmia
Abstract: Successfully treated sudden cardiac death due to malignant arrhythmia related to HIV myocarditis in a young male with favorable clinical and virological profile is not described in current literature. HIV myocarditis as a possible cause of malignant ventricular arrhythmia and sudden cardiac death is discussed.
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Belohlavek Jan, Kuchynka Petr, Machala Ladislav, Dytrych Vladimir, Vitkova Ivana, Schramlova Jana, Smid Ondrej, Gandalovicova Jana and Linhart Ales, Successfully Resuscitated Sudden Cardiac Death in a Young Homosexual Male with HIV Myocarditis, Current HIV Research 2009; 7 (4) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157016209788680606
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157016209788680606 |
Print ISSN 1570-162X |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1873-4251 |
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