Cardiovascular
Cardiovascular Disease
Men with HIV Have Higher Risk of Heart Disease
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- Category: Cardiovascular Disease
- Published on Thursday, 03 April 2014 00:00
- Written by NIH
HIV positive men have more extensive atherosclerosis, or build-up of plaque in their arteries, than HIV negative men after taking into account other cardiovascular risk factors, potentially raising the risk of heart attack, according to an analysis from the large MACS cohort published in the April 1 Annals of Internal Medicine.
CROI 2014: Heart Attack Link to Abacavir Persists in D:A:D Study
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- Category: Cardiovascular Disease
- Published on Friday, 21 March 2014 00:00
- Written by Gus Cairns
The nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor abacavir (Ziagen, also in Epzicom or Kivexa) continues to be associated with a near-doubling of the risk of heart attack, according to the latest update from the Data Collection on Adverse events of Anti-HIV Drugs (D:A:D) study, presented to the 21st Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) this month in Boston.
CROI 2014: Depression and HIV are Risk Factors for Heart Failure Among Veterans
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- Category: Cardiovascular Disease
- Published on Friday, 07 March 2014 00:00
- Written by Theo Smart
Both HIV infection and depression are independent risk factors for incident heart failure, and living with both HIV and depression multiplies the risk, according to an analysis of data from the Veterans Aging Cohort Study presented at the 21st Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2014) this week in Boston.
CROI 2014: Heart Attack Risk May Be Falling for People with HIV -- But Not for Women
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- Category: Cardiovascular Disease
- Published on Friday, 14 March 2014 00:00
- Written by Gus Cairns
A number of studies at last week’s 21st Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections in Boston examined whether people with HIV have an elevated risk of heart attack and other manifestations of cardiovascular disease (CVD). They came to different conclusions about whether having HIV is in itself a cardiovascular risk factor.
Adolescents Born with HIV May Have Higher Heart Disease Risk
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- Category: Cardiovascular Disease
- Published on Friday, 28 February 2014 00:00
- Written by NIH
Nearly half of adolescents with lifelong HIV infection were found to have evidence of coronary artery atherosclerosis, putting them at elevated risk for cardiovascular disease, according to a study published in the December 23, 2013, advance edition of Circulation.
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