2014
HIV and Noncommunicable Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Diseases in Low- and Middle-Income Countries in the ART Era
Bloomfield GS, Khazanie P, Morris A, Rabadán-Diehl C, Benjamin LA, Murdoch D, Radcliff VS, Velazquez EJ, Hicks C. HIV and Noncommunicable Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Diseases in Low- and Middle-Income Countries in the ART Era. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2014, 67: s40-s53. PMID: 25117960, PMCID: PMC4133739, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000000257.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-positive patientsAntiretroviral therapyHIV infectionMiddle-income countriesPulmonary diseaseCoronary artery disease/myocardial infarctionLong-term HIV infectionEffective antiretroviral therapyHIV-seropositive patientsLong-term morbidityPulmonary arterial hypertensionObstructive lung diseaseHIV-positive personsLong-term outcomesChronic noncommunicable diseasesEffective prevention strategiesPotential adverse effectsPulmonary complicationsArterial hypertensionHeart failureLung diseasePulmonary conditionsMyocardial infarctionEarly recognitionART era
2004
Clinical characteristics and referral pattern of patients with left ventricular dysfunction and significant coronary artery disease undergoing radionuclide imaging
Bourque JM, Velazquez EJ, Borges-Neto S, Shaw LK, Whellan DJ, O'Connor C. Clinical characteristics and referral pattern of patients with left ventricular dysfunction and significant coronary artery disease undergoing radionuclide imaging. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2004, 11: 118-125. PMID: 15052242, DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclcard.2003.09.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSignificant coronary artery diseaseCoronary artery diseaseLeft ventricular dysfunctionReferral patternsLV dysfunctionVentricular dysfunctionArtery diseaseMyocardial infarctionObservational studyMyocardial perfusion imaging resultsCharlson Comorbidity IndexHeart failure symptomsCongestive heart failureLogistic regression modelingNuclear perfusionCohort patientsComorbidity indexPrior revascularizationBaseline characteristicsCatheterization resultsClinical characteristicsCardiac revascularizationEjection fractionHeart failurePerfusion testing