HIV Infection Is Not Associated with Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Brazil: A Cross-Sectional Analysis from the INI/ELSA-Brasil Study.

Antonio Guilherme PachecoBeatriz GrinsztejnMaria de Jesus M da FonsecaRosane Härter GriepPaulo LotufoIsabela BensenorJosé G MillRodrigo de C MoreiraRonaldo I MoreiraRuth K FriedmanMarilia Santini-OliveiraSandra W CardosoValdiléa G VelosoDóra Chor

Published in: PloS one (2016)

We show for the first time in a middle-income setting that cIMT, is not different in HIV-infected patients in Rio de Janeiro compared with 2 different groups of non-HIV-infected individuals. Traditional CVD risk factors are associated with this outcome. Our results point out that high standards of care and prevention for CVD risk factors should always be sought both in the HIV-infected and non-infected populations to prevent CVD-related events.

Keyphrases

antiretroviral therapy
hiv infected
hiv infected patients
risk factors
human immunodeficiency virus
healthcare
palliative care
physical activity
type diabetes
cardiovascular disease
metabolic syndrome
pain management
chronic pain
hepatitis c virus
drug induced