Significance of the human immunodeficiency virus infection in patients submitted to cardiac surgery

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 477-479

  Everson Uip, D ^a   Zeigler, R ^b   Sabbaga Amato, M ^b   Varejao Strabelli T M ^b   Aranha Camargo, L F ^b   Grinberg, M ^b   Domingos Jatene, A ^b  

^a Alameda Gabriel Monteiro da Silva   (Brazil)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Heart surgery; HIV infections; HIV seropositivity

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEATH; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0032847738     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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