Impact of Highly Active Anti-Retroviral Therapy on paediatric Human Immuno-Deficiency Virus associated left ventricular dysfunction within the Johannesburg teaching hospital complex

Description

Research
report
submitted
to
the
Faculty
of
Health
Sciences,
University
of
the
Witwatersrand,
in
partial
fulfilment
of
the
requirements
for
the
degree
MASTER
OF
MEDICINE
(MMED.)
(PAEDIATRICS
AND
CHILD
HEALTH).
Department
of
Paediatrics
and
Child
Health
Johannesburg,
South
Africa,
2012 / Cardiovascular
disease
is
a
common
complication
of
advanced
HIV
disease
in
both
paediatric
and
adult
patient
groups
and
may
present
with
left
ventricular
(LV)
dysfunction.
Introduction
of
Highly
Active
Antiretroviral
Therapy
(HAART)
has
improved
outcomes
in
patients
presenting
with
LV
dysfunction.
However,
mitochondrial
toxicity,
a
complication
of
HAART,
may
present
with
myocardial
dysfunction.

Links & Downloads

1. http://hdl.handle.net10539/13937

Tags

Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active

Additional Fields

Identifer	oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:wits/oai:wiredspace.wits.ac.za:10539/13937
Date	09 1900
Creators	Pepeta, Lungile
Source Sets	South African National ETD Portal
Language	English
Detected Language	English
Type	Thesis
Format	application/pdf, application/pdf, application/pdf