Cardiovascular Disease in AIDS (eBook)

Giuseppe Barbaro, Franck Boccara (Herausgeber)

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2009 | 2nd ed. 2009
XVIII, 246 Seiten
Springer Milan (Verlag)
978-88-470-0761-1 (ISBN)

Infos

This book focuses on some of the new clinical and biological insights related to HIV-associated metabolic and cardiovascular complications in the HAART era. The introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has altered cardiovascular manifestations in HIV. On the one hand, HAART has significantly improved the quality of life of HIV-infected patients. On the other hand, the early data have raised some concerns, creating an intriguing clinical scenery.

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Studies published before the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) tracked the incidence and course of HIV infection in relation to cardiac illness in both children and adults. These studies show that subclinical echocardiographic abnormalities independently predict adverse outcomes and identify high-risk groups to be targeted for early intervention and therapy. The introduction of HAART has altered cardiovascular manifestations in HIV. On the one hand, HAART has significantly modified the course of HIV disease, lengthened survival, and improved the quality of life of HIV-infected patients. On the other hand, the early data have raised concerns that HAART is associated with an increase in both peripheral and coronary arterial diseases, creating an intriguing clinical scenery. This book focuses on new clinical and biological insight related to HIV-associated metabolic and cardiovascular complications in the HAART era.This second edition wants to present the latest developments and the most updated research data in this rapidly evolving field.

Inhalt

Foreword to the Second Edition 5
Foreword to the First Edition 8
Contents 10
Contributors 13
1 Natural History of HIV Infection and Evolution of Antiretroviral Therapy 17
2 Evolution and Pathogenesis of the Involvement of the Cardiovascular System in HIV Infection 30
3 Pathogenesis of Antiretroviral Treatment- Associated Metabolic Syndrome 47
4 Pathology of Cardiac Complications in HIV Infection 68
5 Pathology of Peripheral and Coronary Vessels in AIDS Patients 78
6 Echocardiographic Findings in HIV-Infected Patients 87
7 Cardiac MRI in Diagnosis of Myocardial Disease in HIV-Infected Patients 97
8 Coronary Heart Disease in HIV-Infected Patients: Epidemiology 111
9 Coronary Artery Disease in HIV-Infected Patients: Clinical Presentation, Pathophysiology, Prognosis, Prevention and Threatment 123
10 Cerebrovascular Disease in HIV-Infected Patients 142
11 Peripheral Arterial Disease in HIV-Infected Patients: Atherosclerosis and Vasculitic Syndromes 157
12 HIV-Associated Pulmonary Hypertension 166
13 Coagulative Disorders in HIV-Infected Patients 177
14 Cardiovascular Complications in HIV-Infected Children 188
15 Cardiac Surgery and the Human Immunodeficiency Virus 197
16 Cardiological Emergencies in HIV-Infected Patients 209
17 Guidelines for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Risk in HIV-Infected Patients Treated with Antiretroviral Drugs 219
Appendix 1 234
Appendix 2 242
Subject Index 247

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.4.2009
• Mitarbeit: Sonstige Mitarbeit: Giorgio Barbarini
• Vorwort: Paul Skolnik
• Zusatzinfo: XVIII, 246 p.
• Verlagsort: Milano
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Kardiologie / Angiologie
• Themenwelt: Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Infektiologie / Immunologie
• Schlagworte: Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome • AIDS • atherosclerosis • Cardiovascular • Cardiovascular Disease • Cardiovascular System • coronary artery disease • epidemiology • heart • Highly active antiretroviral therapy • HIV • HIV Infection • Human immunodeficiency virus • Hypertension • Infection • Infectious Diseases • Physiology • prevention • vascular disease • Virus
• ISBN-10: 88-470-0761-5 / 8847007615
• ISBN-13: 978-88-470-0761-1 / 9788847007611