HIV and Cardiac End-Organ Damage in Women: Findings from an Echocardiographic Study Across the United States.
Sanyog G ShitoleJason M LazarCynthia C TaubAndrea C FurlaniDeborah J Konkle-ParkerJodie Dionne-OdomMargaret A FischlIgho OfotokunAdaora A AdimoraElizabeth F TopperYasmeen GolzarSeble G KassayeDeborah GustafsonKathryn AnastosDavid B HannaXiaonan XuePhyllis C TienRobert C KaplanJorge R KizerPublished in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2022)
This study suggests that WWH have a higher risk of LVSD compared to sociodemographically smilar WWOH, but their risk for isolated LVDD, LAE, LVH, and high TRV is increased only with reduced CD4 + count. Although these findings warrant replication, they support the importance of cardiovascular risk-factor and HIV-disease control for heart disease prevention in this population.