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Cardiac Dysfunction Among Ugandan HIV-infected Children on Antiretroviral Therapy.

Pediatr Infect Dis J

March 2016

From the *Department of Paediatrics, Makerere University College of Health Sciences; †Pediatric Cardiology Department, Uganda Heart Institute, Mulago Hospital; ‡Directorate of Research and Grants, Joint Clinical Research Centre (JCRC); and §Clinic Department, Makerere University-John Hopkins University (MUJHU) Care Limited, Kampala, Uganda.

Background: Despite effective antiretroviral therapy (ART), HIV-infected children on treatment have been observed to have cardiac abnormalities. We sought to determine the prevalence, types and factors associated with cardiac abnormalities among HIV-infected Ugandan children on combination ART.

Methods: We carried out a cross-sectional study from July 2012 to January 2013, at Joint Clinical Research Centre among HIV-infected children aged 1-18 years.

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