Living longer with HIV doesn’t preclude dying sooner with CVD

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Living longer with HIV doesn’t preclude dying sooner with CVD

Chris Ellis

Chris Ellis

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A patient with HIV arrives at the surgery short of breath, pale, sweaty and with chest pain. Auckland cardiologist Chris Ellis describes the immediate and long- term management of this patient

A 65-year-old teacher is driven to your surgery by his partner. He has been experiencing intermittent chest discomfort over three days, which became w