High Prevalence of Echocardiographic Abnormalities among HIV-infected Persons in the Era of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy
Author(s) -
Kristin Mondy,
John S. Gottdiener,
Edgar T. Overton,
Keith Henry,
Timothy J. Bush,
Lois Conley,
John Hammer,
Charles C. J. Carpenter,
Erna M. Kojic,
Payal T. Patel,
J. T. Brooks
Publication year - 2010
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 - 10.1093/cid/ciq066
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , left ventricular hypertrophy , body mass index , population , cardiology , diabetes mellitus , cohort , mass index , prospective cohort study , subclinical infection , blood pressure , endocrinology , environmental health
in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected persons have higher cardiovascular disease risk. Little is known about asymptomatic abnormalities in cardiac structure and function in this population.
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