INCIDENCE OF CARDIAC ABNORMALITIES IN CHILDREN WITH HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION: THE PROSPECTIVE P2C2 HIV STUDY

Starc TJ, Lipshultz SE, Easley KA, et al. J Pediatr . 2002;141:327–334 Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection may be associated with severe cardiac complications. The objective of this study was to describe the 5-year cumulative incidence of cardiac abnormalities in HIV-infected children. A prospective cohort was developed involving children from 10 hospitals throughout the United States. Group I included 205 HIV-infected children enrolled at a median age of 1.9 years and group II consisted of 600 HIV-exposed …