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  • Title: AIDS associated with severe cor pulmonale and large pericardial effusion with cardiac tamponade.
    Author: Pai RK, Kedia A, Hsu PY, Osborn LA, Taylor RA.
    Journal: Cardiol Rev; 2004; 12(1):49-55. PubMed ID: 14667265.
    Abstract:
    Cardiac involvement in patients with advanced HIV/AIDS is common, including pericardial effusion and pulmonary hypertension. Although there is an increased incidence of pericardial effusion in patients with AIDS, most are small and asymptomatic. The presence of a pericardial effusion and/or pulmonary hypertension is associated with shortened survival. We present a case of a 43-year-old man with AIDS and advanced cardiovascular involvement who developed severe cor pulmonale and a large pericardial effusion with cardiac tamponade.
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