Caring for HIV-infected women and children

Article Abstract:

The greatest increase in new AIDS cases in 1992 is in women and children. Still, most research studies focus on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in men. This may be because the total number of infected women and children is still relatively small, and women and children have significantly less political power than men. One research study found that zidovudine (AZT) may be safe for pregnant women and their newborns. The effect of AZT on transmission of the HIV virus from mother to child and other factors still needs to be examined. Doctors give anti-viral drugs and other treatments to HIV-infected pregnant women without adequate scientific information. Pregnant women and their children are not routinely tested for HIV infection at most health care centers. Another major problem is the delivery of medical care to HIV-infected woman and their children. Most HIV-infected women and children are from urban minority groups and are poor. Medical professionals have made advances in the treatment of HIV-infected individuals over the past 10 years, but treatment should be available to everyone regardless of their economic situation.

HIV infection in children, Pediatric HIV infections

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Cardiovascular health and disease in women

Article Abstract:

Women may be less likely than men to receive different types of invasive diagnostic procedures or treatments for cardiovascular disease. They also are less likely to be included in research studies for cardiovascular disease. Over two million women with cardiovascular disease are treated in hospitals each year, and approximately 500,000 die from it each year. Women are more likely to die soon after a heart attack than men. Many women with chest pain fail to seek medical attention because they do not think it is a serious problem. Women need to be educated about the symptoms of coronary heart disease and its prevention. Hormone replacement therapy may help prevent coronary heart disease in women after menopause. Depression and anxiety may cause chest pain or a rapid heart beat in some women. Women with a suspected psychological disorder should still have a through evaluation for cardiovascular disease. Certain types of cardiovascular disease may occur in pregnant women. The incidence of non-coronary cardiovascular disease is also increasing among women.

Cardiovascular diseases

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Successful cardiac transplantation in an HIV-1-infected patient with advanced disease

Article Abstract:

Doctors report the two-year follow-up of a man with advanced HIV infection who received a heart transplant. His HIV infection was successfully treated with drugs, but he also received chemotherapy for Kaposi's sarcoma. His doctors believe the chemotherapy caused his heart disease.

Heart, Heart transplantation, Cardiomyopathy, Dilated, Congestive cardiomyopathy

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