The Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) Index Predicts Mortality in a Community-recruited Cohort of People With Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Who Use Illicit Drugs.

Hudson ReddonCameron GrantEkaterina NosovaNadia FairbairnRolando BarriosAmy C JusticeSeonaid NolanM Eugenia SociasMichael John Milloy

Published in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2021)

The Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) index combines commonly collected clinical biomarkers to estimate human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease severity. Among a prospective cohort of people living with HIV who use illicit drugs (PWUD) (n = 948), we found that the VACS index was significantly associated with mortality over a 20-year study period.

Keyphrases

human immunodeficiency virus
antiretroviral therapy
hepatitis c virus
hiv infected
hiv positive
hiv aids
cardiovascular events
hiv testing
risk factors
healthcare
mental health
coronary artery disease
drug induced