Abstract
Advanced heart failure is increasingly recognized in individuals infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) as anti-retroviral therapy (ART) continues to prolong their life. 1 Barbaro G. Di Lorenzo G. Grisorio B. Barbarini G. Cardiac involvement in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: a multicenter clinical-pathological study Gruppo Italiano per lo Studio Cardiologico dei pazienti affetti da AIDS Investigators. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 1998; 14: 1071-1077 Crossref PubMed Scopus (166) Google Scholar Since a favorable outcome was observed after kidney or liver transplant, 2 Roland M.E. Barin B. Carlson L. et al. HIV-infected liver and kidney transplant recipients: 1- and 3-year outcomes. Am J Transplant. 2008; 8: 355-365 Crossref PubMed Scopus (204) Google Scholar selected HIV-infected patients fulfilling strict virologic and clinical criteria have recently undergone transplantation in the United States. 3 Uriel N. Jorde U.P. Cotarlan V. et al. Heart transplantation in human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2009; 28: 667-669 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (54) Google Scholar In this report, we describe a heart transplant procedure in an HIV-infected patient performed in Europe.
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