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Document 0735
DOCN M9620735
TI Pericardial effusion in AIDS. Incidence and survival.
DT 9602
AU Heidenreich PA; Eisenberg MJ; Kee LL; Somelofski CA; Hollander H;
Schiller NB; Cheitlin MD; Division of Cardiology, University of
California, San Francisco,; USA.
SO Circulation. 1995 Dec 1;92(11):3229-34. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
MED/96080076
AB BACKGROUND: Although pericardial effusion is known to be common among
patients infected with HIV, the incidence of pericardial effusion and
its relation to survival have never been described. METHODS AND RESULTS:
To evaluate the incidence of pericardial effusion and its relation to
mortality in HIV-positive subjects, 601 echocardiograms were performed
on 231 subjects recruited over a 5-year period (inception cohort: 59
subjects with asymptomatic HIV, 62 subjects with AIDS-related complex,
and 74 subjects with AIDS; 21 HIV-negative healthy gay men; and 15
subjects with non-HIV end-stage medical illness). Echocardiograms were
performed every 3 to 6 months (82% had follow-up studies). Sixteen
subjects were diagnosed with effusions (prevalence of effusion for AIDS
subjects entering the study was 5%). Thirteen subjects developed
effusions during follow-up; 12 of these were subjects with AIDS
(incidence, 11%/y). The majority of effusions (80%) were small and
asymptomatic. The survival of AIDS subjects with effusions was
significantly shorter (36% at 6 months) than survival for AIDS subjects
without effusions (93% at 6 months). This shortened survival remained
significant (relative risk, 2.2, P = .01) after adjustment for lead time
bias and was independent of CD4 count and albumin level. CONCLUSIONS:
There is a high incidence of pericardial effusion in patients with AIDS,
and the presence of an effusion is associated with shortened survival.
The development of an effusion in the setting of HIV infection suggests
end-stage HIV disease (AIDS).
DE Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*COMPLICATIONS/MORTALITY Adult
AIDS-Related Complex/*COMPLICATIONS/MORTALITY Case-Control Studies
Cohort Studies Comparative Study Echocardiography Human HIV
Seronegativity Incidence Male Middle Age Pericardial
Effusion/EPIDEMIOLOGY/*ETIOLOGY/ULTRASONOGRAPHY Prevalence Prospective
Studies Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. Survival Analysis Time Factors
JOURNAL ARTICLE
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).