Open AccessHypertension in HIV-1-infected patients and its impact on renal and cardiovascular integrity
Author(s) -
Oliver Jung,
Markus Bickel,
Tilmann Ditting,
Volker Rickerts,
Thomas Welk,
E. B. Helm,
Schlomo Staszewski,
Helmut Geiger
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
nephrology dialysis transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1460-2385
pISSN - 0931-0509
DOI - 10.1093/ndt/gfh393
Subject(s) - medicine , antiretroviral therapy , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , kidney disease , antiretroviral treatment , intensive care medicine , sida , immunology , viral disease , viral load
With increasing life spans of HIV-infected individuals under highly active antiretroviral therapy, long-term consequences of the chronic infection and antiretroviral treatment are becoming more prevalent. Data on prevalence and consequences of hypertension are limited, but recent studies suggest that HIV-infected individuals are at a higher risk of developing hypertension.
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