Severe infection increases cardiovascular risk among HIV-infected individuals.

Emersom Cicilini MesquitaLara Esteves CoelhoRodrigo Teixeira AmancioValdilea VelosoBeatriz GrinsztejnPaula LuzFernando Augusto Bozza

Published in: BMC infectious diseases (2019)

We provide evidence for a time-dependent association between severe infection and incident cardiovascular disease in HIV-infected individuals. cART use, and high CD4 count were significantly associated with reduced hazards of CVD.

Keyphrases

hiv infected
cardiovascular disease
antiretroviral therapy
early onset
human immunodeficiency virus
type diabetes
peripheral blood
hepatitis c virus
nk cells