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Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems","Cardiovascular & Hematology Research
In a patient with severe ischemic heart disease and advanced human immunode
ficiency virus (HIV) infection, vigorous perioperative treatment with anti-
retroviral agents was given and coronary artery bypass surgery using cardio
pulmonary bypass was successfully performed. This strategy could become the
standard for patients with cardiovascular disease and advanced HIV infecti
on: The following aspects of this case require further investigation: (1) l
ack of a reactive increase in the neutrophil count, (2) transient extreme r
eduction of lymphocytes, and (3) a relative decrease in the CD8+ cell ratio
.