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Methamphetamine and cardiac disease among people with HIV infection.

Thomas C S MartinS GianellaD FranklinP HsueD M Smith
Published in: HIV medicine (2020)
No association between methamphetamine abuse/dependence and a diagnosis of myocardial infarction or heart failure was found among PWH. Significant covariates for myocardial infarction and heart failure included traditional risk factors, the presence of HIV infection and the duration of HIV infection, emphasizing the need for optimal traditional cardiovascular risk factor management among PWH.
Keyphrases
  • heart failure
  • risk factors
  • left ventricular
  • antiretroviral therapy
  • cardiac resynchronization therapy
  • acute heart failure
  • atrial fibrillation