Pulmonary arterial hypertension related to human immunodeficiency virus infection: A case series

Table 1 Patients’ demographic and clinical characteristics at pulmonary hypertension diagnosis

Case No.	Age, yr	Gender	HIV risk factor	Duration of HIV infection previous to PAH, yr	CD4 count, cells/μL	HIV viral load, copies/mL	CDC stage	HAART	History of viral hepatitis	Other PAH risk factors	NYHA FC
1	25	F	IVDU	12	339	< 50	B3	No	Hep C	None	IV
2	39	F	IVDU	4	700	< 50	A1	No	Hep B + C	None	II
3	39	M	IVDU	11	460	< 50	B3	Yes	No	ASD	III
4	32	M	IVDU	12	500	< 50	B2	No	Hep C	ASD	III
5	43	M	UK	7	397	< 50	B3	Yes	No	Splenectomy without CTEPH	III
6	45	M	IVDU	8	332	< 50	B3	Yes	Hep B+C	Portal Hypertension	II
7	40	F	IVDU	22	517	< 50	C3	UK	Hep C	None	II
8	31	F	Hetero-sexual	1	444	< 50	A2	Yes	No	None	III
9	40	M	IVDU	22	900	3000	A1	No	Hep C	None	II
10	41	M	IVDU	21	772	308	A2	No	Hep C	None	II
11	40	M	IVDU	10	460	359810	A1	Yes	Hep C	Portal Hypertension	III
12	40	F	UK	5	46	114	C3	No	Hep C	Portal Hypertension	III
13	39	M	IVDU	10	1234	< 50	B1	Yes	Hep C	None	III
14	46	M	IVDU	14	411	< 50	A2	Yes	Hep C	Portal Hypertension	II
15	47	F	IVDU	14	800	< 50	A1	No	Hep C	ASD	III
16	47	M	IVDU	4	450	< 20	A2	Yes	Hep C	None	II
17	47	F	IVDU	23	760	< 20	C2	No	Hep B + C	Portal Hypertension	II
18	43	M	UK	19	NA	NA	A2	No	No	Portal Hypertension	III

ASD: Atrial septal defect; CDC: Centers for disease control; CTEPH: Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension; F: Female; M: Male; HAART: Highly active anti-retroviral therapy; HIV: Human immunodeficiency virus; IVDU: Intravenous drug use; NA: Not accessible; NYHA FC: New York heart association functional class; PAH: Pulmonary arterial hypertension; UK: Unknown.