Open AccessUntreated HIV Infection and Large and Small Artery Elasticity
Author(s) -
Jason V. Baker,
Daniel Duprez,
Joshua Rapkin,
Katherine Huppler Hullsiek,
Harrison Quick,
Richard H. Grimm,
James D. Neaton,
Keith Henry
Publication year - 2009
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.0b013e3181b02e6a
Subject(s) - medicine , framingham risk score , lipid profile , diabetes mellitus , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , hepatitis b , cholesterol , immunology , disease , endocrinology
Untreated HIV infection may increase risk for cardiovascular disease, and arterial elasticity is a marker of cardiovascular risk and early disease.