Novel insights on HIV/AIDS and cardiac disease: shedding light on the HAART of Darkness.
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چکیده
This editorial refers to ‘Contribution of the human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome epidemic to de novo presentations of heart disease in the Heart of Soweto Study cohort’, by K. Sliwa et al., on page 866 and ‘Acute coronary syndromes in human immunodeficiency virus patients: a meta-analysis investigating adverse event rates and the role of antiretroviral therapy’, by F. D’Ascenzo et al., on page 875
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عنوان ژورنال:
- European heart journal
دوره 33 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012