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University of California-San Francisco: Sudden Cardiac Death More Likely to Fell Persons With HIV Infection
June 19, 2021
SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 19 (TNSJou) -- The University of California San Francisco campus issued the following news release:

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Autopsies Consistently Find Fibrosis in Hearts of the HIV-Positive

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Individuals infected with HIV are more than twice as likely to die from sudden cardiac death (SCD) compared to the general population, and are more likely to have hearts compromised by fibrosis, a factor that may play a role in increasin . . .

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