Subclinical Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction in HIV Patients: Prevalence and Associations with Carotid Atherosclerosis and Increased Adiposity.
Eleni AthanasiadiMaria BonouDimitrios BasoulisChris J KapeliosConstantina MasouraMarina SkouloudiSophie I MavrogeniConstantina AggeliMina PsichogiouJohn BarbetseasPublished in: Journal of clinical medicine (2022)
Subclinical LVSD and carotid atherosclerosis were significantly more frequent in PLWH compared to a group of healthy individuals, implying a possible link between HIV infection and these two pathological processes. Carotid atherosclerosis and increased adiposity were independently associated with impaired GLS in HIV-infected individuals.
Keyphrases
- hiv infected
- antiretroviral therapy
- left ventricular
- cardiovascular disease
- end stage renal disease
- human immunodeficiency virus
- heart failure
- hiv positive
- insulin resistance
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- blood pressure
- hiv aids
- risk factors
- hepatitis c virus
- acute myocardial infarction
- oxidative stress
- body mass index
- acute coronary syndrome
- hiv testing
- adipose tissue
- physical activity
- left atrial