Comparison between potential risk factors for cardiovascular disease in people living with HIV/AIDS in areas of Brazil | Zendy

Ricardo A. A. Ximenes | Zendy; Heloísa Ramos Lacerda | Zendy; Demócrito Barros Miranda-Filho | Zendy; Maria de Fátima P. Militão de Albuquerque | Zendy; Ulísses Ramos Montarroyos | Zendy; Marília Dalva Turchi | Zendy; Max Weyler Nery | Zendy; Celina MT Martelli | Zendy; Paulo Ricardo de Alencastro | Zendy; Maria Letícia Rodrigues Ikeda | Zendy; Fernando Wolff | Zendy; Ajacio BM Brandão | Zendy; Nêmora Tregnago Barcellos | Zendy; Sandra Cristina Pereira Costa Fuchs | Zendy

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Comparison between potential risk factors for cardiovascular disease in people living with HIV/AIDS in areas of Brazil

Author(s) -

Ricardo A. A. Ximenes,

Heloísa Ramos Lacerda,

Demócrito Barros Miranda-Filho,

Maria de Fátima P. Militão de Albuquerque,

Ulísses Ramos Montarroyos,

Marília Dalva Turchi,

Max Weyler Nery,

Celina MT Martelli,

Paulo Ricardo de Alencastro,

Maria Letícia Rodrigues Ikeda,

Fernando Wolff,

Ajacio BM Brandão,

Nêmora Tregnago Barcellos,

Sandra Cristina Pereira Costa Fuchs

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

the journal of infection in developing countries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 2036-6590

pISSN - 1972-2680

DOI - 10.3855/jidc.5867

Subject(s) - dyslipidemia , medicine , disease , population , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , demography , gerontology , environmental health , immunology , sociology

Coronary heart disease and its risk factors depend on genetic characteristics, behaviors, and habits, all of which vary in different regions. The use of antiretroviral therapy (ARV) has increased the survival of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA), who begin to present mortality indicators similar to the general population. This study aimed to compare the prevalence of factors potentially associated with coronary heart disease in three cohorts of PLWHA from three different regions of Brazil.

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