Association Between Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection and Stiffness of the Common Carotid Artery | Zendy

Eric C. Seaberg | Zendy; Lorie Benning | Zendy; A. Richey Sharrett | Zendy; Jason Lazar | Zendy; Howard N. Hodis | Zendy; Wendy J. Mack | Zendy; Mark J. Siedner | Zendy; John Phair | Zendy; Lawrence Kingsley | Zendy; Robert C. Kaplan | Zendy

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Association Between Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection and Stiffness of the Common Carotid Artery

Author(s) -

Eric C. Seaberg,

Lorie Benning,

A. Richey Sharrett,

Jason Lazar,

Howard N. Hodis,

Wendy J. Mack,

Mark J. Siedner,

John Phair,

Lawrence Kingsley,

Robert C. Kaplan

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

stroke

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397

H-Index - 319

eISSN - 1524-4628

pISSN - 0039-2499

DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.110.583856

Subject(s) - medicine , multicenter aids cohort study , arterial stiffness , cohort , confidence interval , cohort study , cardiology , immunosuppression , sida , immunology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , viral disease , blood pressure

Individuals with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) who use highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) may have an increased risk for cardiovascular-related events, although the underlying mechanism remains unclear. We tested the hypothesis that carotid arterial stiffness was higher among persons using HAART compared to HAART-naïve and HIV-uninfected persons.

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