Atherosclerosis and HIV infection

Abstract

Metabolic syndrome associated with atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease has been described in HIV positive individuals. We investigated whether HIV individuals and CAD patients have similarities in their vascular function and structure. We compared measurements of carotid artery intima media thickness (IMT) and brachial artery flow-mediated dilatation (FMD) in HIV individuals with age and sex-matched controls with similar risk factors and patients with established CAD.Seventy-one HIV patients (age 42 13.9 yrs, 91 % male) were compared to 29 CAD patients and 25 controls. HIV patients had higher IMT than controls and similar IMT with CAD patients (0.64±0.2 vs. 0.55±0.05 vs. 0.66±0.08 mm respectively, F=4.2, p=0.01) Patients on protease inhibitors, had higher IMT (0.69±0.2 vs. 0.57±0.15 mm, p=0.01), blood pressure, cholesterol and triglycerides than those without (p<0.05). In multiple regression analyses increasing blood pressure (b: 0.37, p=0.001), glucose (b: 0.26, p=0.016), chol ...
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DOI
10.12681/eadd/30012
Handle URL
http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/30012
ND
30012
Alternative title
Αθηροσκλήρυνση και HIV λοίμωξη
Author
Palios, Ioannis (Father's name: Markos)
Date
2011
Degree Grantor
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Committee members
Κρεμαστινός Δημήτριος
Αναστασίου-Νανά Μαρία
Λεκάκης Ιωάννης
Τούσουλης Δημήτριος
Ραλλίδης Λουκιανός
Τσιόδρας Σωτήριος
Παπαδόπουλος Αντώνιος
Discipline
Medical and Health Sciences
Clinical Medicine
Keywords
HIV; Atherosclerosis
Country
Greece
Language
Greek
Description
176 σ., im., tbls., fig.
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