Open AccessVenous Thromboembolism in Patients With HIV/AIDS
Author(s) -
Aima A. Ahonkhai,
Kelly A. Gebo,
Michael B. Streiff,
Richard D. Moore,
Jodi B Segal
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.162
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/qai.0b013e318163bd70
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , confidence interval , incidence (geometry) , logistic regression , retrospective cohort study , population , cohort , cohort study , surgery , physics , environmental health , optics
Retrospective cohort studies of HIV-infected patients suggest an incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) of 1% to 2%, which is 10 times that expected among people without HIV. We investigated the prevalence of established risk factors for VTE in this population and explored novel risk factors.