Heart Attacks And Hiv

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heart attacks, HIV & anesthesiology

Dear Doctors: Nine months ago, I was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma and went into the hospital for tests and my first chemo treatment. Two days after release from the hospital, I had a heart attack. My HIV meds at the time were Kaletra,...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Good questions. Heart attacks even in the setting of HIV infection with treatment are usually precipatated by standard risk factors for coronary artery disease (smoking, high blood presure, diabetes, family history, sedentary life style, high LDL... Read more »

LTD after heart attack

I am HIV+ for over 22 years. Have worked all those years. I just had a heart attack with 95%... Read more »

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could a drug vacation cause a Heart Attack

My other half of 18+ years died a couple of weeks ago he had a massive heart attack at 42 he was... Read more »

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Australia: Higher Heart Attack Risk for HIV Patients

The National Heart Foundation of Australia is releasing today a new resource on cardiovascular health for people with HIV. The move follows the publication of a nine-year study of nearly 3,000 U.S. patients, which found that those with HIV were more... Read more »

FDA Finds No Heart Attack Risk With HIV Drug

Food and Drug Administration officials said Tuesday that a data review of the AIDS drug abacavir revealed no greater risk of heart attacks than other HIV medicines. Doctors should continue to prescribe abacavir as directed, the agency said. FDA's... Read more »

Low CD4 Count Linked to Higher Heart Attack Risk With HIV

A latest CD4 count below 200 raised the risk of acutemyocardial infarction (MI, or heart attack) in a largestudy of people with HIV, regardless of what otherheart risk factors those people had. 1 A viral load above100,000 copies also made a heart... Read more »

Drug for Treating HIV May Raise Heart Attack Risk, Manufacturer Warns

On Monday, GlaxoSmithKline and Health Canada warned that the HIV drug abacavir and products that contain abacavir have been linked to an increased risk of heart attack. The concerns were raised by a recent Lancet study, GSK said. Patients on... Read more »

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HIV side effects? (heart attacks & seizures)

Posted by Carrie, 1 Reply

I'm starting to post more here, and hope I'm not bothering anyone by it. I'm just looking to get further educated.

Anyways, my 33 year old boyfriend is pos and I who am 27 are neg. We've been talking about having a baby (in another post) but another... Read more »

my friend had a heart attack

Posted by Anonymous, 5 Replies

i am in the precarious position of a good friend to two guys who are hiv+ and extremely secretive about their status. one friend just had a heart attack. his partner (my very close friend) has been visiting him in the hospital and i suspect that... Read more »

Heart Attack in Long Time Survivors

Posted by Bear60, 2 Replies

My partner nearly had a heart attack this past August. He didnt because his doctor diagnosed "angina" and sent him to the emergency room, he was admoitted to the hospital. Tests etc indicated a blocked (nearly 99%) artery. He had the "stent"... Read more »

HEART ATTACK, LSD TRIP BEFORE EVEN TAKING MEDS!!

Posted by FLYEAGLE, 2 Replies

I HAVE JUST GOT MY FIRST PRESCRIPTION FOR MEDS ON THURSDAY I WENT FRIDAY EVENING AND EVEN WITH INSURANCE MY MEDS WERE GOING TO COST CLOSE TO 700.00 I HAVE NOT TALKED WITH MY DOC YET BUT HOW IN THE WORLD DO I AFFORD TO KEEP MYSELF ALIVE I CANT BUY... Read more »

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