HIV and pericardial fat are associated with abnormal cardiac structure and function among Ugandans

Jonathan Buggey; Leo Yun; Chung-Lieh Hung; Cissy Kityo; Grace Mirembe; Geoffrey Erem; Tiffany Truong; Isaac Ssinabulya; W H Wilson Tang; Brian D Hoit; Grace A McComsey; Chris T Longenecker

doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2019-315346

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HIV and pericardial fat are associated with abnormal cardiac structure and function among Ugandans

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Jonathan Buggey Cardiology, University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute, Cleveland, Ohio, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Leo Yun Radiology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Chung-Lieh Hung Cardiology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Cissy Kityo Joint Clinical Research Center, Kampala, Uganda PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Grace Mirembe Joint Clinical Research Center, Kampala, Uganda PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Geoffrey Erem Radiology, Nsambya St Francis Hospital, Kampala, Uganda Makerere University School of Medicine, Kampala, Uganda PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Tiffany Truong Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Isaac Ssinabulya Makerere University School of Medicine, Kampala, Uganda Cardiology, Uganda Heart Institute, Kampala, Uganda PubMed articles Google scholar articles
W H Wilson Tang Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Brian D Hoit Cardiology, University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute, Cleveland, Ohio, USA Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Grace A McComsey Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA Pediatrics, University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio, United States Medicine, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, United States PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Chris T Longenecker Cardiology, University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute, Cleveland, Ohio, USA Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Chris T Longenecker, Cardiology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA; chris.longenecker{at}uhhospitals.org

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Buggey J, Yun L, Hung C, et al

HIV and pericardial fat are associated with abnormal cardiac structure and function among Ugandans

Heart 2020;106:147-153.

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Received May 4, 2019
Revised August 18, 2019
Accepted September 2, 2019
First published September 19, 2019.

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January 18, 2021

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