Coronary Artery Disease in Persons With Human Immunodeficiency Virus Without Detectable Viral Replication.
Andreas Delhbaek KnudsenAndreas FuchsThomas Lars BenfieldJan GerstoftLars Valeur KøberMarius TrøseidKlaus Fuglsang KofoedSusanne Dam NielsenPublished in: Open forum infectious diseases (2023)
In a large population of PWH without viral replication, almost half had angiographically verified atherosclerosis. High concentrations of IL-6 and hsCRP were associated with CAD in univariable analyses, but adjustment for cardiovascular risk factors attenuated the association, suggesting that inflammation may mediate the association between traditional risk factors and CAD.
Keyphrases
- coronary artery disease
- human immunodeficiency virus
- cardiovascular risk factors
- risk factors
- cardiovascular disease
- hepatitis c virus
- sars cov
- antiretroviral therapy
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- cardiovascular events
- coronary artery bypass grafting
- metabolic syndrome
- oxidative stress
- hiv infected
- hiv aids
- hiv positive
- type diabetes
- aortic stenosis
- acute coronary syndrome
- aortic valve
- atrial fibrillation
- ejection fraction