Heart ultrasound helps determine risk of heart attack, death in HIV patients
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 - 16:30
in Health & Medicine
A heart ultrasound called stress echocardiography can help determine heart attack and death risk in people with HIV and heart disease, according to new research. People with HIV who have a normal "stress test" have about the same risk of heart attack or death in the next year as the general, healthy population. People with HIV who have abnormal test results have a higher risk of heart attack and death compared to the general population and to people without HIV who have abnormal results.