Cardiovascular risk factors and illicit drug use may have a more profound effect on coronary atherosclerosis progression in people living with HIV.
Márton KolossváryElliot K FishmanGary GerstenblithDavid A BluemkeRaul N MandlerDavid CelentanoThomas S KicklerSarah BazrShaoguang ChenShenghan LaiHong LaiPublished in: European radiology (2021)
• Human immunodeficiency virus-infected individuals may have similar subclinical coronary artery disease, as the infection is not independently associated with coronary plaque volumes. • However, cardiovascular risk factors and illicit drug use may have a more profound effect on atherosclerosis progression in those with human immunodeficiency virus infection, which may explain the accelerated progression of CAD in these people. • Nevertheless, through rigorous prevention and abstinence from illicit drugs, these individuals may experience similar cardiovascular outcomes as -uninfected individuals.
Keyphrases
- cardiovascular risk factors
- coronary artery disease
- human immunodeficiency virus
- cardiovascular disease
- metabolic syndrome
- cardiovascular events
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- hiv infected
- coronary artery
- hepatitis c virus
- coronary artery bypass grafting
- antiretroviral therapy
- intellectual disability
- endothelial cells
- type diabetes
- autism spectrum disorder
- hiv aids
- hiv positive
- acute coronary syndrome