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Cardiac surgery in three patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus

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Abstract

Human immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV) is the fourth leading cause of death worldwide.1 Recently, the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) improved the survival rate of HIV-infected patients.2 However, the number of HIV-infected patients to be referred for cardiac surgery will increase because cardiovascular risk is increased with the use of HAART. Herein, we report three HIV-infected patients who underwent open heart surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass; we followed their progress by monitoring their CD4+ T-lymphocyte counts. Based on our experience, it seems that cardiopulmonary bypass does not accelerate progression of HIV disease.

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  1. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Hospital Organization Sendai Medical Center, 2-8-8 Miyagino, Miyaginoku, Sendai, 983-8520, Japan

    Asako Namai, Masahiro Sakurai & Masatoshi Akiyama

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  1. Asako Namai
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An erratum to this article is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11748-009-0425-1.

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Namai, A., Sakurai, M. & Akiyama, M. Cardiac surgery in three patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 56, 465–467 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11748-008-0276-1

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