Frequency of left ventricular dysfunction and other echocardiographic abnormalities in human immunodeficiency virus seronegative intravenous drug users
Willoughby S, Vlahov D, Herskowitz A. Frequency of left ventricular dysfunction and other echocardiographic abnormalities in human immunodeficiency virus seronegative intravenous drug users. The American Journal Of Cardiology 1993, 71: 446-447. PMID: 8430637, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(93)90451-h.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntravenous drug usersSeronegative intravenous drug usersIllicit drug useDrug usersDrug useLeft ventricularHIV-seronegative intravenous drug usersHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionHIV-seropositive patientsNormal coronary arteriesImmunodeficiency virus infectionLeft ventricular dysfunctionLV ejection fractionGlobal left ventricularDevelopment of cardiomyopathyEchocardiographic abnormalitiesEchocardiographic findingsLV dysfunctionSeropositive patientsVentricular dysfunctionEjection fractionHIV infectionRetrospective reviewImmunodeficiency syndromeCoronary angiogram