The Role of CMV Infection in Primary Lesions, Development and Clinical Expression of Atherosclerosis.
Carmen Valentina CristescuSophie AlainSimona Maria RuțăPublished in: Journal of clinical medicine (2022)
The number of deaths related to cardiovascular disease is increasing every year, despite all available therapies and the aggressive campaigns for lifestyle modification and prevention of risk factors. Atherosclerosis is a complex process underlying cardiovascular disease. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is often associated to atherosclerosis and its clinical expression such as coronary heart disease, stroke, or peripheral artery disease. CMV infection may promote acute atherosis within placentas from women with preeclampsia and it may also accelerate atherosclerosis in HIV-infected and organ-transplanted patients. This review focuses on the current scientific evidence for the role of CMV infection in the development of acute atherosis and atherosclerosis from placentation throughout life.
Keyphrases
- cardiovascular disease
- hiv infected
- risk factors
- liver failure
- poor prognosis
- peripheral artery disease
- type diabetes
- cardiovascular risk factors
- respiratory failure
- metabolic syndrome
- newly diagnosed
- atrial fibrillation
- antiretroviral therapy
- physical activity
- binding protein
- weight loss
- aortic dissection
- early onset
- intensive care unit
- epstein barr virus
- hepatitis c virus
- cerebral ischemia
- mechanical ventilation