Increase in Carotid Artery Intima‐Media Thickness and Arterial Stiffness but Improvement in Several Markers of Endothelial Function after Initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy | Zendy

Marit G. A. van Vonderen | Zendy; Elly A. Hassink | Zendy; Michiel A. van Agtmael | Zendy; Coen D.A. Stehouwer | Zendy; Sven A. Danner | Zendy; Peter Reiss | Zendy; Yvo M. Smulders | Zendy

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Increase in Carotid Artery Intima‐Media Thickness and Arterial Stiffness but Improvement in Several Markers of Endothelial Function after Initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy

Author(s) -

Marit G. A. van Vonderen,

Elly A. Hassink,

Michiel A. van Agtmael,

Coen D.A. Stehouwer,

Sven A. Danner,

Peter Reiss,

Yvo M. Smulders

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

the journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69

H-Index - 252

eISSN - 1537-6613

pISSN - 0022-1899

DOI - 10.1086/597475

Subject(s) - arterial stiffness , medicine , von willebrand factor , zidovudine , pulse wave velocity , cardiology , gastroenterology , immunology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , blood pressure , platelet , viral disease

The risk of cardiovascular disease in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients is an increasing concern. We studied the changes in vascular properties after the initiation of combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) as well as the contribution of different drug classes.

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