Open AccessAssociation of antiretroviral therapy with fibrinogen levels in HIV-infection
Author(s) -
Erin Madden,
Grace Lee,
Donald P. Kotler,
Christine Wanke,
Cora E. Lewis,
Russell P. Tracy,
Steven B. Heymsfield,
Michael G. Shlipak,
Peter Bacchetti,
Rebecca Scherzer,
Carl Grünfeld
Publication year - 2008
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.0b013e3282f560d9
Subject(s) - indinavir , nevirapine , fibrinogen , efavirenz , ritonavir , medicine , gastroenterology , immunology , viral load , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , antiretroviral therapy
HIV infection is associated with an increased risk of coronary artery disease, but the contribution of inflammation versus antiretroviral drugs is not well understood. Fibrinogen is an inflammatory factor associated with atherosclerosis.