Changes in nocturnal heart rate variability in people living with HIV during the first year of antiretroviral therapy compared to HIV-uninfected community controls.
Bazil Baltazar KavisheGeorge PrayGodSoren BrageBrenda Wilfred KitilyaDaniel Faurholt-JepsenJim ToddKidola JeremiahSuzanne FilteauMette Frahm OlsenRobert PeckPublished in: Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) (2023)
Nocturnal parasympathetic nervous system function was persistently lower in PLWH compared to HIV-uninfected even after antiretroviral therapy initiation. Improving nocturnal autonomic nervous system function could be a target for cardiovascular disease prevention in PLWH.
Keyphrases
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv infected
- heart rate variability
- heart rate
- blood pressure
- hiv positive
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hiv aids
- hiv infected patients
- obstructive sleep apnea
- cardiovascular disease
- sleep apnea
- sleep quality
- healthcare
- mental health
- type diabetes
- cardiovascular risk factors
- coronary artery disease
- hepatitis c virus
- hiv testing