Carotid Intima Media Thickness in Mainly Female HIV-Infected Subjects in Rural South Africa: Association With Cardiovascular but Not HIV-Related Factors | Zendy

Annelot F. Schoffelen | Zendy; Eric de Groot | Zendy; Hugo A. Tempelman | Zendy; Frank L.J. Visseren | Zendy; Andy I. M. Hoepelman | Zendy; Roos E. Barth | Zendy

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Carotid Intima Media Thickness in Mainly Female HIV-Infected Subjects in Rural South Africa: Association With Cardiovascular but Not HIV-Related Factors

Author(s) -

Annelot F. Schoffelen,

Eric de Groot,

Hugo A. Tempelman,

Frank L.J. Visseren,

Andy I. M. Hoepelman,

Roos E. Barth

Publication year - 2015

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/civ586

Subject(s) - medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , intima media thickness , subclinical infection , disease , risk factor , environmental health , immunology , carotid arteries

In sub-Saharan Africa, the number of persons living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has increased immensely. In parallel, rates of noncommunicable diseases, especially cardiovascular disease, are rising rapidly in resource-limited settings. This study aims to evaluate the relation between subclinical atherosclerosis and HIV-related and traditional cardiovascular risk factors in HIV-infected patients in rural South Africa.

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