Racial disparities in the prevalence and control of hypertension among a cohort of HIV-infected patients in the southeastern United States.
Greer A BurkholderAshutosh R TamhaneMonika M SaffordPaul M MuntnerAmanda L WilligJames H WilligJames L RaperMichael S SaagMichael J MugaveroPublished in: PloS one (2018)
Despite comparable levels of hypertension treatment, African Americans in our HIV cohort were less likely to achieve blood pressure control. This may place them at increased risk for adverse outcomes that disproportionately impact HIV-infected patients, such as cardiovascular disease and chronic kidney disease, and thus attenuate the benefits conferred by combination antiretroviral therapy.
Keyphrases
- hiv infected patients
- antiretroviral therapy
- blood pressure
- hiv infected
- hiv positive
- human immunodeficiency virus
- chronic kidney disease
- hiv aids
- cardiovascular disease
- hypertensive patients
- heart rate
- end stage renal disease
- risk factors
- type diabetes
- blood glucose
- south africa
- african american
- combination therapy
- cardiovascular events
- cardiovascular risk factors
- weight loss
- arterial hypertension