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Prieto LM, González- Tomé MI, Muñoz E, Fernández-Ibieta M, Soto B, Álvarez A, Navarro ML, Roa MÁ, Beceiro J, de José MI, Olabarrieta I, Lora D, Ramos JT. Birth defects in a cohort of infants born to HIV-infected women in Spain, 2000-2009. BMC Infect Dis 2014; 14:700. [PMID: 25808698 PMCID: PMC4297442 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-014-0700-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2014] [Accepted: 12/11/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Antiretroviral therapy (ART) in pregnancy has resulted in a marked impact on reducing the risk of mother-to-child transmission (MCT) of HIV. However the safety of in utero ART exposure in newborns remains a concern. METHODS A multicenter prospective observational study of HIV-infected mother and their infants was performed in Madrid, Spain, from 2000 to 2009. Children had regular visits with clinical examination according to protocol until the age of 24 months. An abdominal ultrasound and an echocardiogram were scheduled during follow up. Birth defects (BDs) were registered according to European Surveillance of Congenital Anomalies (EUROCAT). RESULTS A total of 897 live births from 872 mothers were included. Overall the birth defects prevalence observed was 6.9% (95% CI 5.4-9.1).The most commonly reported birth defects types were in genital organs and urinary system (19 cases, 30.6%) and cardiovascular system (17 cases, 27.4%). There was no increased risk for infants exposed in the first trimester to ARVs compared with unexposed infants. No significant associations were observed between exposure to any individual antiretroviral agent during pregnancy and birth defects CONCLUSION A higher prevalence of BDs was observed, higher than previously reported. In utero exposure to ART was not proved to be a major risk factor of birth defects in infants. However the relatively small number of patients is a major limitation of this study.
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- Luis M Prieto
- />Department of Paediatrics, Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Madrid, Spain
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- />Department of Gynecology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- />Department of Paediatrics, Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Madrid, Spain
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- />Department of Paediatrics, Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Madrid, Spain
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- />Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- />Department of Paediatrics, Hospital General de Móstoles, Madrid, Spain
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- />Department of Paediatrics, Hospital Principe de Asturias, Madrid, Spain
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- />Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain
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- />Department of Epidemiology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- />Department of Paediatrics, Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Madrid, Spain
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- />Department of Paediatrics, Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Madrid, Spain
- />Department of Immunodeficiencies, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
- />Department of Gynecology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
- />Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
- />Department of Paediatrics, Hospital General de Móstoles, Madrid, Spain
- />Department of Paediatrics, Hospital Principe de Asturias, Madrid, Spain
- />Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain
- />Department of Paediatrics, Hospital Severo Ochoa, Madrid, Spain
- />Department of Epidemiology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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Brogly SB, Abzug MJ, Watts DH, Cunningham CK, Williams PL, Oleske J, Conway D, Sperling RS, Spiegel H, Van Dyke RB. Birth defects among children born to human immunodeficiency virus-infected women: pediatric AIDS clinical trials protocols 219 and 219C. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2010; 29:721-7. [PMID: 20539252 PMCID: PMC2948952 DOI: 10.1097/inf.0b013e3181e74a2f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Some studies have detected associations between in utero antiretroviral therapy (ARV) exposure and birth defects but evidence is inconclusive. METHODS A total of 2202 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-exposed children enrolled in the Pediatric AIDS Clinical Trials Group 219 and 219 C protocols before 1 year of age were included. Birth defects were classified using the Metropolitan Atlanta Congenital Defects Program coding. Logistic regression models were used to evaluate associations between first trimester in utero ARV exposure and birth defects. RESULTS A total of 117 live-born children had birth defects for a prevalence of 5.3% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 4.4, 6.3). Prevalence did not differ by HIV infection status or overall ARV exposure; rates were 4.8% (95% CI: 3.7, 6.1) and 5.8% (95% CI: 4.2, 7.8) in children without and with first trimester ARV exposure, respectively. The defect rate was higher among children with first trimester efavirenz exposure (5/32, 15.6%) versus children without first trimester efavirenz exposure (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 4.31 [95% CI: 1.56, 11.86]). Protective effects of first trimester zidovudine exposure on musculoskeletal defects were detected (aOR = 0.24 [95% CI: 0.08, 0.69]), while a higher risk of heart defects was found (aOR = 2.04 [95% CI: 1.03, 4.05]). CONCLUSIONS The prevalence of birth defects was higher in this cohort of HIV-exposed children than in other pediatric cohorts. There was no association with overall ARV exposure, but there were some associations with specific agents, including efavirenz. Additional studies are needed to rule out confounding and to evaluate newer ARV agents.
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- Susan B Brogly
- Center for Biostatistics in AIDS Research, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
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Ivy DD, Feinstein JA, Humpl T, Rosenzweig EB. Non-congenital heart disease associated pediatric pulmonary arterial hypertension. PROGRESS IN PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY 2009; 27:13-23. [PMID: 21852894 DOI: 10.1016/j.ppedcard.2009.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Recognition of causes of pulmonary hypertension other than congenital heart disease is increasing in children. Diagnosis and treatment of any underlying cause of pulmonary hypertension is crucial for optimal management of pulmonary hypertension. This article discusses the available knowledge regarding several disorders associated with pulmonary hypertension in children: idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH), pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis, pulmonary veno-occlusive disease, hemoglobinopathies, hepatopulmonary syndrome, portopulmonary hypertension and HIV. Three classes of drugs have been extensively studied for the treatment of IPAH in adults: prostanoids (epoprostenol, treprostinil, iloprost, beraprost), endothelin receptor antagonists (bosentan, sitaxsentan, ambrisentan), and phosphodiesterase inhibitors (Sildenafil, tadalafil). These medications have been used in treatment of children with pulmonary arterial hypertension, although randomized clinical trial data is lacking. As pulmonary vasodilator therapy in certain diseases may be associated with adverse outcomes, further study of these medications is needed before widespread use is encouraged.
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- D D Ivy
- University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine and The Children's Hospital, United States
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Miller TL, Grant YT, Almeida DN, Sharma T, Lipshultz SE. Cardiometabolic Disease in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Children. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 3:98-105. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-4572.2008.07651.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Restrepo CS, Diethelm L, Lemos JA, Velásquez E, Ovella TA, Martinez S, Carrillo J, Lemos DF. Cardiovascular complications of human immunodeficiency virus infection. Radiographics 2006; 26:213-31. [PMID: 16418253 DOI: 10.1148/rg.261055058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The heart and great vessels are not the sites most frequently affected by opportunistic infections and neoplastic processes in patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). However, cardiovascular complications occur in a significant number of such patients and are the immediate cause of death in some. The spectrum of cardiovascular complications of AIDS that may be depicted at imaging includes dilated cardiomyopathy, pericardial effusion, human immunodeficiency virus-associated pulmonary hypertension, endocarditis, thrombosis, embolism, vasculitis, coronary artery disease, aneurysm, and cardiac involvement in AIDS-related tumors. To aid accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment planning, radiologists should be familiar with the imaging appearance of each of these complications.
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- Carlos S Restrepo
- Department of Radiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 1542 Tulane Ave, Room 212, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA.
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Murdaca G, Costantini S, Villa R, Setti M, Puppo F, Indiveri F. A case of transposition of the great arteries in a female infant of a HIV-1-infected woman. Potential teratogenic effects of antiretroviral drugs. Intern Emerg Med 2006; 1:86-8. [PMID: 16941823 DOI: 10.1007/bf02934732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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George RE, Lipshultz SE, Lipsitz SR, Colan SD, Diller L. Association between congenital cardiovascular malformations and neuroblastoma. J Pediatr 2004; 144:444-8. [PMID: 15069390 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2003.12.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We explored the association between neuroblastoma and congenital cardiovascular malformations (CCM), previously described in case reports. STUDY DESIGN Echocardiogram and chart reviews of a series of 158 patients with neuroblastoma and a control group of 192 children with leukemia were performed. The proportion of patients with CCM in each group was compared. RESULTS Fourteen of the 70 (20%) patients with neuroblastoma and echocardiography had CCM, compared with 7 of the 192 (3.6%) patients with leukemia with echocardiograms (P=.0001). If all of the patients with neuroblastoma without echocardiograms (n=88) are considered to have normal cardiac anatomy, this difference remains significant (14 of 158 patients with neuroblastoma have CCM detected [8.9%] versus 7 of 192 patients with leukemia [3.6%]; P=.045). Neural crest-derived CCM were more common in patients with neuroblastoma, detected in 5 of 70 patients with neuroblastoma versus 2 of 192 patients with leukemia (P=.016). Congenital cardiovascular malformations in patients with neuroblastoma were associated with a cancer diagnosis at age less than 1 year and a lower neuroblastoma stage, but there was no association with tumor MYCN amplification. CONCLUSIONS Neuroblastoma and CCM may be associated. We recommend echocardiography for CCM screening in patients with newly diagnosed neuroblastoma.
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- Rani E George
- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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The presence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in pregnant women puts infants at risk for exposure through placental infection and contact with contaminated maternal blood and genital secretions. Efforts to combat this inevitably fatal disease continue to focus on preventing transmission of the virus from a mother who has HIV to her newborn during the prenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal periods. Prophylaxis against transmission and vigilant assessment for indicators of infection are hallmarks of appropriate health care for infants exposed to HIV.
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- Marisha E Meleski
- Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
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The epidemiology of cardiac complications related to HIV including cardiomyopathy, increased left ventricular mass, myocarditis, pericardial effusion, endocarditis, and malignancy are discussed. A large number of HIV-infected individuals will present with cardiac complications in the next decade as chronic viral infection, co-infections, drug therapy, and immunosuppression affect the heart. Understanding the nature and course of cardiac illness related to HIV infection will allow appropriate monitoring, early intervention and therapy, and will provide a baseline to evaluate the effects of new therapeutic regimens such as highly active antiretroviral therapy on the cardiovascular system.
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- S D Fisher
- Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center and University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, New York 14642, USA
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Cardiac manifestations of HIV infection in children are common, but etiologies, contributing factors, and the natural history are largely unexplored. The Pediatric Pulmonary and Cardiovascular Complications of Vertically Transmitted Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Study (P2C2 HIV Study) was initiated in 1989 by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, USA. A primary objective of this study is to examine the epidemiology of cardiovascular problems associated with HIV infection in a cohort of children vertically infected. Findings of the study thus far show that cardiovascular problems associated with HIV infection including left ventricular dysfunction and increased left ventricular mass are common and clinically important indicators of survival for children infected with HIV.
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- M J Keesler
- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Rochester Medical Center and Strong Children's Hospital, New York 14642, USA
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- D L Wessel
- Cardiac Intensive Care, Children's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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Maternal disorders and exposures that affect fetal cardiac structure and function are reviewed, emphasizing fetal echocardiographic diagnosis and monitoring, and approaches for in utero therapy. Maternal diabetes, hyperthyroidism, lupus erythematosis, epilepsy, congenital heart disease, infections, and drug exposures are considered.
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- A J Shillingford
- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, USA
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These two issues of Progress in Pediatric Cardiology comprehensively illustrate the wealth of currently available information on the pathophysiology of heart failure, age-related myocardial responsiveness, energy metabolism, cardiopulmonary interactions, the pressure-volume relationship, the systemic inflammatory response, the management of heart failure, pediatric pharmacology, the use of heart failure therapies including digoxin, ACE inhibitors, beta-adrenergic blockers, inotropic agents, diuretics, vasodilators, calcium sensitizers, angiotensin and aldosterone receptor blockers, growth hormone, and future gene therapy. The etiology and course of ventricular dysfunction in children is poorly characterized. Furthermore, many changing developmental properties of the pediatric myocardium and differences in the etiologies of ventricular dysfunction in children compared with adults are illustrated in these articles, invalidating the concept that children can safely be considered small adults for the purpose of understanding heart failure pathophysiology and treatment. However, these articles reveal that strikingly little research in children with ventricular dysfunction exists in terms of well-designed large-scale studies of the epidemiology or multicenter controlled clinical therapeutic trials. A future research agenda is proposed to improve understanding etiologies, course and treatment of ventricular dysfunction in children that is based on organized and funded cooperative groups since no one pediatric cardiac center treats enough children with a particular etiology of ventricular dysfunction. In conclusion, significant understanding of basic mechanisms of pediatric ventricular dysfunction and effective therapies for adults with ventricular dysfunction exist. A multicenter pediatric cardiac ventricular dysfunction network would allow improved understanding of diseases and treatments, and result in evidence-based medicine for pediatric patients with ventricular dysfunction.
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The clinical manifestations of HIV disease in children affect multiple organ systems. The severity of each manifestation varies by organ system and can be related in many cases to multifactorial causes, namely HIV replication in affected tissue, concomitant opportunistic infection of the organ, effect of concurrent immunodeficiency or autoimmune mechanisms on the organ, or adverse end-organ drug effect (primary HIV therapy or prophylaxis regimens). More information is needed to understand the pathogenesis of the systemic effect of HIV on different organ systems, especially the CNS. Most clinicians hope that advances in therapeutic interventions for primary HIV will halt the progression of the organ-specific manifestations that have been outlined in this article, but such potent therapies will probably have their own unique and new effects on HIV-infected organ systems. Vigilance for organ-specific manifestations in the era of HAART is imperative to provide the best clinical outcome for HIV-infected children.
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- O R Abuzaitoun
- Department of Pediatrics, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA
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Starc TJ, Lipshultz SE, Kaplan S, Easley KA, Bricker JT, Colan SD, Lai WW, Gersony WM, Sopko G, Moodie DS, Schluchter MD. Cardiac complications in children with human immunodeficiency virus infection. Pediatric Pulmonary and Cardiac Complications of Vertically Transmitted HIV Infection (P2C2 HIV) Study Group, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Pediatrics 1999; 104:e14. [PMID: 10429132 PMCID: PMC4358844 DOI: 10.1542/peds.104.2.e14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Although numerous cardiac abnormalities have been reported in HIV-infected children, precise estimates of the incidence of cardiac disease in these children are not well-known. The objective of this report is to describe the 2-year cumulative incidence of cardiac abnormalities in HIV-infected children. DESIGN Prospective cohort (Group I) and inception cohort (Group II) study design. SETTING A volunteer sample from 10 university and public hospitals. PARTICIPANTS Group I consisted of 205 HIV vertically infected children enrolled at a median age of 22 months. This group was comprised of infants and children already known to be HIV-infected at the time of enrollment in the study. Most of the children were African-American or Hispanic and 89% had symptomatic HIV infection at enrollment. The second group included 611 neonates born to HIV-infected mothers, enrolled during fetal life or before 28 days of age (Group II). In contrast to the older Group I children, all the Group II children were enrolled before their HIV status was ascertained. INTERVENTIONS According to the study protocol, children underwent a series of cardiac evaluations including two-dimensional echocardiogram and Doppler studies of cardiac function every 4 to 6 months. They also had a 12- or 15-lead surface electrocardiogram (ECG), 24-hour ambulatory ECG monitoring, and a chest radiograph every 12 months. OUTCOME MEASURES Main outcome measures were the cumulative incidence of an initial episode of left ventricular (LV) dysfunction, cardiac enlargement, and congestive heart failure (CHF). Because cardiac abnormalities tended to cluster in the same patients, we also determined the number of children who had cardiac impairment which we defined as having either left ventricular fractional shortening (LV FS) </=25% after 6 months of age, CHF, or treatment with cardiac medications. RESULTS CARDIAC ABNORMALITIES: In Group I children (older cohort), the prevalence of decreased LV function (FS </=25%) was 5.7% and the 2-year cumulative incidence (excluding prevalent cases) was 15.3%. The prevalence of echocardiographic LV enlargement (LV end-diastolic dimension z score >2) at the time of the first echocardiogram was 8. 3%. The cumulative incidence of LV end-diastolic enlargement was 11. 7% after 2 years. The cumulative incidence of CHF and/or the use of cardiac medications was 10.0% in Group I children. There were 14 prevalent cases of cardiac impairment (LV FS </=25% after 6 months of age, CHF, or treatment with cardiac medications) in Group I. After excluding these prevalent cases, the 2-year cumulative incidence of cardiac impairment was 19.1% among Group I children and 80.9% remained free of cardiac impairment after 2 years of follow-up. Within Group II (neonatal cohort), the 2-year cumulative incidence of decreased LV FS was 10.7% in the HIV-infected children compared with 3.1% in the HIV-uninfected children. LV dilatation was also more common in Group II infected versus uninfected children (8.7% vs 2.1%). The cumulative incidence of CHF and/or the use of cardiac medications was 8.8% in Group II infected versus 0.5% in uninfected subjects. The 1- and 2-year cumulative incidence rates of cardiac impairment for Group II infected children were 10.1% and 12.8%, respectively, with 87.2% free of cardiac impairment after the first 2 years of life. MORTALITY In the Group I cohort, the 2-year cumulative death rate from all causes was 16.9% [95% CI: 11.7%-22. 1%]. The 1- and 2-year mortality rates after the diagnosis of CHF (Kaplan-Meier estimates) were 69% and 100%, respectively. In the Group II cohort, the 2-year cumulative death rate from all causes was 16.3% [95% CI: 8.8%-23.9%] in the HIV-infected children compared with no deaths among the 463 uninfected Group II children. Two of the 4 Group II children with CHF died during the 2-year observation period and 1 more died within 2 years of the diagnosis of CHF. The 2-year mortality rate after the
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- T J Starc
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University School of Medicine, New York, New York 10032, USA.
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