[Dilated cardiomyopathy in HIV infection]. / Kardiomiopatia rozstrzeniowa w przebiegu zakazenia HIV.

ABSTRACT

The HIV-positive patient with dilated cardiomyopathy was described. Possible causes of heart failure in HIV infection was discussed. To achieve subclinical heart failure diagnosis authors suggest to perform echocardiography as a routine procedure in HIV-positive patients with low CD4 lymphocytes count and who have been infected for long time or when their disease becomes more advanced.