More than one million Americans have been diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Advances in prevention and treatment of HIV have led to an increased life expectancy for patients with HIV infection. Due to their increased life span, HIV+ patients are now presenting to hospitals with an increased number of diverse late-stage complications, such as cardiomyopathy and other cardiovascular conditions. These complications are as a direct or indirect result of HIV disease, HIV treatment modalities, comorbid conditions, dietary and lifestyle factors, and unknown etiologies. Cardiac complications, particularly HIV-related dilated cardiomyopathy, are potentially life-threatening diagnoses, with symptoms that may be minimized with appropriate cardiac-specific assessments and treatments, patient teaching, and collaboration among nurses caring for the HIV-positive client with cardiac disease.
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1 January 2006
HIV: A Chronic IllnessWith Emerging Issues|
January 01 2006
HAART to Heart: HIV-related Cardiomyopathy and Other Cardiovascular Complications
Cynthia L. Dakin, PhD, RN;
From the School of Nursing, Bouvè College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, Mass. (Dr Dakin and Ms O’Connor), and from the School of Nursing, College of Health and Urban Affairs, Florida International University, Miami (Dr Patsdaughter).
Reprint requests to Cynthia L. Dakin, Assistant Professor, 103 Robinson Hall, School of Nursing, Bouvè College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115 ([email protected]).
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Catherine A. O’Connor, MSN, ACRN;
Catherine A. O’Connor, MSN, ACRN
From the School of Nursing, Bouvè College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, Mass. (Dr Dakin and Ms O’Connor), and from the School of Nursing, College of Health and Urban Affairs, Florida International University, Miami (Dr Patsdaughter).
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Carol A. Patsdaughter, PhD, RN, ACRN
Carol A. Patsdaughter, PhD, RN, ACRN
From the School of Nursing, Bouvè College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, Mass. (Dr Dakin and Ms O’Connor), and from the School of Nursing, College of Health and Urban Affairs, Florida International University, Miami (Dr Patsdaughter).
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AACN Adv Crit Care (2006) 17 (1): 18–29.
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Cynthia L. Dakin, Catherine A. O’Connor, Carol A. Patsdaughter; HAART to Heart: HIV-related Cardiomyopathy and Other Cardiovascular Complications. AACN Adv Crit Care 1 January 2006; 17 (1): 18–29. doi:
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