Open AccessLower adiponectin is associated with subclinical cardiovascular disease among HIV-infected men
Author(s) -
Kerunne Ketlogetswe,
Wendy S. Post,
Xiuhong Li,
Frank J. Palella,
Lisa P. Jacobson,
Joseph B. Margolick,
Lawrence A. Kingsley,
Mallory D. Witt,
Adrian S. Dobs,
Matthew J. Budoff,
Todd T. Brown
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.195
H-Index - 216
eISSN - 1473-5571
pISSN - 0269-9370
DOI - 10.1097/qad.0000000000000186
Subject(s) - medicine , adiponectin , multicenter aids cohort study , adipokine , population , coronary artery disease , myocardial infarction , adipose tissue , cardiology , endocrinology , gastroenterology , leptin , viral load , insulin resistance , immunology , obesity , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , environmental health , antiretroviral therapy
To examine whether altered levels of adipokines, adipose-derived peptides associated with myocardial infarction in the general population, may contribute to subclinical coronary atherosclerosis in HIV-infected persons.