Year: 2020
Type: article
Abstract: Cardiomyopathy is a serious complication of Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Direct effects of HIV, cardiac autoimmunity, opportunistic infections (OIs), nutritional deficiencies (selenium) and severe immunesuppression have been implemented for HIV related cardiomyopathy (HIVAC) ; Elevated anti-alpha myosin antibodies in HIV infection cause cardiac autoimmunity, selenium deficiency leads to cardiomyopathy, myosite invasion and cytokine release cause myocarditis whereas zidovudine triggers reversible and dose dependent myocyte toxicity.
Source: Malawi Medical Journal
DOI: 10.4314/mmj.v32i2.8
Author: Manolya Kara
Institution: Istanbul University
Language: English
Subfield: Emergency Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W3040874664