Open AccessAbacavir Use and Risk of Acute Myocardial Infarction and Cerebrovascular Events in the Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Era
Author(s) -
Roger Bedimo,
Andrew O. Westfall,
Henning Drechsler,
Gabriela Vidiella,
Pablo Tebas
Publication year - 2011
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/cir269
Subject(s) - medicine , abacavir , myocardial infarction , antiretroviral therapy , cardiology , stroke (engine) , intensive care medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , virology , viral load , mechanical engineering , engineering
Some studies have suggested that exposure to antiretroviral therapy (ART) with abacavir is associated with an increased risk of acute myocardial infarction (AMI).
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