Abstract:Heart muscle involvement associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection may be seen as myocarditis, dilated cardiomyopathy, or as an isolated left or right ventricular dysfunction. Histopathological and ultra structural findings with different degrees of cardiac-chamber dilation have been described, and important roles of cytokines (tumor necrosis factor-alpha, interleukin-1, and interleukin-6) have been suggested. HIV infection is an important cause of dilated cardiomyopathy, with a prevalence o… Show more
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