HIV-Related Aneurysm of the Aortic Root in a Patient Outside Africa: A Case Report

Aristotle D. Protopapas; Wilfred B. Pugsley

HIV-Related Aneurysm of the Aortic Root in a Patient Outside Africa: A Case Report

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Aristotle D. Protopapas Sussex Cardiac Centre, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, East Sussex, UK
Wilfred B. Pugsley Sussex Cardiac Centre, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, East Sussex, UK

Abstract

We report a patient infected with human immunodefi-ciency virus (HIV) with an aneurysm of the aortic root. No deﬁnitive histopathological diagnosis was entertained in this case. Based on the existing literature, we discuss a potential causative relationship between HIV and aortic aneurysm.

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2002-12-01

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Protopapas, A. D., & Pugsley, W. B. (2002). HIV-Related Aneurysm of the Aortic Root in a Patient Outside Africa: A Case Report. The Heart Surgery Forum, 5(4), E037-E038. Retrieved from https://journal.hsforum.com/index.php/HSF/article/view/6109

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Vol. 5 No. 4 (2002)

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