Open AccessArterial stiffness and endothelial dysfunction in HIV-infected children
Author(s) -
Damien Bonnet,
Yacine Aggoun,
Isabelle Szézépanski,
Nassima Bellal,
Stéphane Blanche
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.195
H-Index - 216
eISSN - 1473-5571
pISSN - 0269-9370
DOI - 10.1097/00002030-200404300-00012
Subject(s) - medicine , arterial stiffness , endothelial dysfunction , dyslipidemia , confounding , endothelium , cardiology , dilation (metric space) , brachial artery , artery , cross sectional study , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , vasodilation , surgery , immunology , blood pressure , pathology , obesity , mathematics , combinatorics
The role of antiretroviral therapy in acceleration of atherosclerosis in HIV-infected adults is controversial, partly because of the confounding effects of the involvement of classic cardiovascular risk factors.