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Advances in the management of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection — specifically, the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy — have dramatically delayed the progression of disease, enhanced immunologic function, and reduced mortality.¹ Coincident with these trends has been an increase in mortality due to end-organ failure, rather than from other life-threatening causes related to HIV.² Therapy for end-organ failure has generally been supportive, but during the past few years, a small number of solid-organ transplantations, mostly of kidneys and livers, in patients known to be HIV-positive have been reported.^3,4,5 Recently, on both ethical and scientific grounds, some have called . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Case Report

Results

Clinical Course after Transplantation

Pharmacokinetics

Discussion

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From the Departments of Rheumatology and Immunology (L.H.C.), Cardiology (J.Y.), Cardiothoracic Surgery (P.M.), and Pharmacy (M.H.), Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland; the Division of Infectious Diseases, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston (M.A.); the Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston (J.J.); and the Harvard School of Public Health, Boston (R.Z.).

Address reprint requests to Dr. Calabrese at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Ave., Desk A-50, Cleveland, OH 44195, or at calabrl@ccf.org.

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Cardiac Transplantation in an HIV-1–Infected Patient
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