Talberg J, Morais de Sa CA, Oliveira CA, Signorine DJ, Graca MH, Ismael C; International Conference on AIDS.

Int Conf AIDS. 1989 Jun 4-9; 5: 486 (abstract no. B.534).

Gaffree & Guinle University Hospital - University of Rio de Janeiro (UNI-RIO) - Brazil

OBJECTIVE: To study the cardiologic findings in autopsies of AIDS patients performed at the Department of Pathology, Gaffree & Guinle University Hospital. METHODS: We studied the cardiologic findings in the autopsies of 33 AIDS patients classified individually and per cardiac segment (pericardium, myocardium and endocardium) related to the period from March '85 to November '86. RESULTS: Sex: 31 males, 2 females. Risk groups haemophilia - 16(48,5%), homosexualism/bi=14 (42,4%), blood transfusion - 1(3,0%), unknown - 2(6,1%). Isolated pericardial disease were found in 9 cases (27,3%), isolated myocardial disease in 2(6,1%) and endocardial disease in 3(9,1%). Association of myocardial and pericardial disease in 7(21,2%), pericardial and endocardial disease in 4(12,1%) and the 3 segments in 1 case (3,0%). The most frequent individual finding was pericarditis - 19 cases (57,6%) followed by pericardial effusion in 9 cases (27,3%). One case of Chagas' Disease and 6 with no cardiac alterations. Five from these 6 cases belonged to the haemophiliac group. Etiology: Endocarditis due to T.B. - 1 case (3,0%), Torulosis - 2 cases (6,1%), Candidiasis - 1 (3,0%). It was not possible to determine the etiology of the remaining findings. CONCLUSION: Most autopsies performed (78,7%) evidenced cardiac alterations almost equally distributed between isolated (42,4%) and associated lesions (36,4%). The most frequent findings were related to pericardium (60,6%). Etiology was not asserted in most of the cases. The majority of the normal heart (83,3%) belonged to the haemophiliac patients.

Publication Types:

• Meeting Abstracts

Keywords:

• Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
• Autopsy
• Cardiomyopathies
• Endocarditis
• Endocardium
• Female
• Heart
• Heart Diseases
• Humans
• Male
• Myocardium
• Pericardial Effusion
• Pericarditis
• Pericardium
• diagnosis
• methods

Other ID:

• 00251989

UI: 102178421

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