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ten Freyhaus, H., Vogel, D., Lehmann, C., Kuemmerle, T., Wyen, C., Faetkenheuer, G. and Rosenkranz, S. (2014). Echocardiographic screening for pulmonary arterial hypertension in HIV-positive patients. Infection, 42 (4). S. 737 - 742. HEIDELBERG: SPRINGER HEIDELBERG. ISSN 1439-0973

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Abstract

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is associated with an increased risk for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Upon the screening of 220 asymptomatic HIV-positive individuals by echocardiography, we detected and confirmed HIV-associated PAH in 0.45 % of cases. Mild elevations of systolic pulmonary arterial pressure most probably owing to left ventricular diastolic dysfunction were found in 7.7 % of cases, without progress after 2 years. We suggest that the screening of asymptomatic HIV-positive patients for PAH should not be performed.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code ten Freyhaus, H. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Vogel, D. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Lehmann, C. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Kuemmerle, T. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Wyen, C. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Faetkenheuer, G. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Rosenkranz, S. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-432863
DOI:	10.1007/s15010-014-0610-8
Journal or Publication Title:	Infection
Volume:	42
Number:	4
Page Range:	S. 737 - 742
Date:	2014
Publisher:	SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
Place of Publication:	HEIDELBERG
ISSN:	1439-0973
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; INFECTED PATIENTS; ASSOCIATION; PREVALENCE; DEATH Multiple languages Infectious Diseases Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/43286