Evaluation of Myo-Intimal Media Thickness and Atheromatous Plaques in People Living with HIV from the Archiprevaleat Cohort vs. HIV-Negative Subjects.
Salvatore MartiniElena Delfina RicciAddolorata MasielloSergio ZacàBenedetto Maurizio CelesiaSergio FerraraGiovanni Di FilippoAlessandra TartagliaRosa BasileDomenico AngilettaPaolo MaggiPublished in: Biomedicines (2024)
Our cross-sectional, retrospective study shows that HIV+ experienced patients are at greater risk of IMT and atheromatous plaques compared to HIV-. The risk is associated with being HIV+ and with the length of ART exposure. This finding may be useful in preventing cardiovascular risk.