Open AccessAssociation of HIV Infection and Antiretroviral Therapy With Sudden Cardiac Death
Author(s) -
YungFeng Yen,
Yun Ju Lai,
Yu Yen Chen,
Hsin Hao Lai,
Pei Hung Chuang,
Chu Chieh Chen,
Chung Yeh Deng
Publication year - 2019
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.0000000000002161
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , cohort , incidence (geometry) , confidence interval , proportional hazards model , cohort study , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , cause of death , sudden cardiac death , coronary artery disease , disease , immunology , physics , optics
HIV infection potentially increases coronary artery disease and heart failure risks. However, the association between HIV infection and sudden cardiac death (SCD) has not been extensively studied. This nationwide cohort study aimed to determine SCD risks in Taiwanese patients with and without HIV infection.