CROSS SECTIONAL DATA ON PROFILE OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE IN HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION PATIENTS IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL OF CENTRAL INDIA.

Background: Human immunodeficiency virus infection leads to a variety of Cardiovascular manifestations. Pericardial effusion, systemic hypertension, dilated cardiomyopathy, coronary artery disease, pulmonary hypertension, primary as well as secondary cardiac tumours etc are seen in about 30% of patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection and the incidence has increased with improved longevity. Coronary artery disease ranging from subclinical atherosclerosis to coronary plaque rupture causing acute coronary syndrome have been documented. The main underlying pathophysiological process is a state of perennial inflammation which leads to initiation and acceleration of coronary atherosclerosis. To study the coronary angiographic Objective : profile in HIV patients. HIV patients undergoing Methodology : coronary angiography were assessed clinically, biochemically and finally by coronary angiography to see the coronary pathoanatomy. Results : Of the 37 HIV patients studied between Jan to Dec 2019, the mean age was 47 years.(19-66 years).Two thirds were males and the most common traditional risk factor was dyslipidemia followed by hypertension. Majority of patients were already on ART and the CD 4 counts ranged from 67-366 cells/cumm. Anterior wall MI and unstable angina were the most common clinical presentations. Coronary angiography revealed diffuse disease (both insignificant and significant) of the left anterior descending artery as the most common pattern of angiographic involvement. Conclusion : Coronary artery disease both subclinical and syndromic occurs with increased frequency in HIV patients. The dominant angiographic presentation correlates with the clinical presentation and in our study, left anterior descending artery was more frequently diseased as compared to other coronary vessels. The most common angiographic pattern consistent with coronaries was the presence of ectasia and diffuse disease. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]