Open AccessInitiation of antiretroviral therapy at higher nadir CD4+ T-cell counts is associated with reduced arterial stiffness in HIV-infected individuals
Author(s) -
Jennifer E. Ho,
Steven G. Deeks,
Frederick Hecht,
Yu Xie,
Amanda Schnell,
Jeffrey N. Martin,
Peter Ganz,
Priscilla Y. Hsue
Publication year - 2010
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.0b013e32833bee44
Subject(s) - arterial stiffness , medicine , pulse wave velocity , cardiology , blood pressure , confidence interval , diabetes mellitus , endocrinology
HIV infection is associated with increased rates of cardiovascular disease. We sought to evaluate whether initiation of HIV therapy at higher nadir CD4(+) T-cell counts might reduce cardiovascular risk, as measured by arterial stiffness.
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