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To the Editor: In their study of dilated cardiomyopathy in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, Barbaro et al. (Oct. 15 issue)¹ did not ascertain whether nutritional abnormalities were present, as Lipshultz notes in his accompanying editorial.² Causes of left ventricular dysfunction in patients with HIV infection include cardiomyopathies due to wasting and deficiencies of trace elements.² Selenium deficiency is an independent factor associated with high mortality among HIV-infected patients.³ As a component of glutathione peroxidase, selenium is involved in the antioxidant response in cells and tissues. In patients with HIV infection, selenium deficiency may be due to the . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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