Apolipoprotein E genetic variation, atherogenic index and cardiovascular disease risk assessment in an African population: An analysis of HIV and malaria patients in Ghana.
Nicholas Ekow ThomfordAkwasi AnyanfulRichmond Owusu AtekoDiane Mary BlackhurstRobert Peter BineyDennis BoadiSamuel Badu NyarkoMartins EkorGeorge Boateng KyeiPublished in: PloS one (2023)
Overall malaria patients seem to have a higher CVD risk though the means through which this occurs may be poorly understood. ε2/ε2 genotypes was observed in our population at a lower frequency. Further studies are vital to determine CVD risk in malaria and how this occurs.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- cardiovascular disease
- risk assessment
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- type diabetes
- hiv positive
- plasmodium falciparum
- peritoneal dialysis
- hepatitis c virus
- metabolic syndrome
- heavy metals
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hiv aids
- coronary artery disease
- hiv infected
- south africa