Open AccessEndothelial Function in HIV-Infected Persons
Author(s) -
Anthony Solages,
Joseph A. Vita,
David J. Thornton,
Jessica E. Murray,
Timothy Heeren,
D. E. Craven,
C. Robert Horsburgh
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1086/503261
Subject(s) - medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , function (biology) , virology , immunology , intensive care medicine , evolutionary biology , biology
Several reports have suggested an increased risk of coronary disease in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients receiving protease inhibitors (PIs). Impaired endothelium-dependent vasodilation is a putative surrogate marker of coronary atherosclerotic disease.
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