1995
Dilated heart muscle disease associated with HIV infection
Herskowitz A, Willoughby S, Vlahov D, Baughman K, Ansari A. Dilated heart muscle disease associated with HIV infection. European Heart Journal 1995, 16: 50-55. PMID: 8682102, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/16.suppl_o.50.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart muscle diseaseLate-stage HIV infectionCD4 T-cell countGlobal left ventricular dysfunctionT-cell countsLeft ventricular dysfunctionHIV infectionRisk factorsVentricular dysfunctionClinical characteristicsCardiac dysfunctionMuscle diseaseNew York Heart Association class IIILow CD4 T-cell countsSevere global left ventricular dysfunctionCell countAnti-heart antibodiesCardiotropic virus infectionImmunologic risk factorsNon-infectious complicationsPrimary cardiac failureSymptomatic cardiac dysfunctionSymptomatic heart diseaseCongestive heart failureHIV risk factors
1994
Mycarditis and cardiotropic viral infection associated with severe left ventricular dysfunction in late-stage infection with human immunodeficiency virus
Herskowitz A, Wu T, Willoughby S, Vlahov D, Ansari A, Beschorner W, Baughman K. Mycarditis and cardiotropic viral infection associated with severe left ventricular dysfunction in late-stage infection with human immunodeficiency virus. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 1994, 24: 1025-1032. PMID: 7930193, DOI: 10.1016/0735-1097(94)90865-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft ventricular dysfunctionCongestive heart failureEndomyocardial biopsy samplesVentricular dysfunctionHeart failureNew York Heart Association functional class IIIBiopsy samplesGlobal left ventricular hypokinesiaSevere left ventricular dysfunctionUnexplained left ventricular dysfunctionHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1Global left ventricular dysfunctionImmunodeficiency virus type 1Cardiotropic viral infectionCardiotropic virus infectionLeft ventricular hypokinesiaOpportunistic infectious agentFunctional class IIIHuman immunodeficiency virusHIV-1 gene sequencesNumber of patientsTwo-dimensional echocardiographyMajor histocompatibility class IVirus type 1Antisense riboprobes
1993
Prevalence and incidence of left ventricular dysfunction in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection
Herskowitz A, Vlahov D, Willoughby S, Chaisson R, Schulman S, Neumann D, Baughman K. Prevalence and incidence of left ventricular dysfunction in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection. The American Journal Of Cardiology 1993, 71: 955-958. PMID: 8465788, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(93)90913-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusCongestive heart failureLeft ventricular dysfunctionLV dysfunctionHeart failureVentricular dysfunctionConsecutive human immunodeficiency virusSymptomatic congestive heart failureHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionCardiac contractile abnormalitiesHIV clinic populationLow CD4 countImmunodeficiency virus infectionClinical heart diseaseCD4 countHIV clinicHIV infectionContractile abnormalitiesImmunodeficiency virusRecent onsetClinic populationHeart diseaseCrude rateVirus infectionPatientsFrequency 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