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Coronary artery calcium and intima‐media thickness are associated with level of cytomegalovirus immunoglobulin G in HIV‐infected patients
Author(s) -
Knudsen A,
Kristoffersen US,
Panum I,
Hansen YB,
Skottrup PD,
Hasbak P,
Kjaer A,
Lebech AM
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
hiv medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.53
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1468-1293
pISSN - 1464-2662
DOI - 10.1111/hiv.12672
Subject(s) - medicine , cytomegalovirus , coinfection , coronary artery disease , antibody , intima media thickness , coronary artery calcium , immunology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , cardiology , viral disease , herpesviridae , carotid arteries
Coinfection with cytomegalovirus (CMV) may be involved in cardiovascular disease in HIV‐infected patients. We found that higher level of CMV immunoglobulin G (IgG) was independently associated with an increased risk of coronary artery calcium and higher intima‐media thickness in HIV‐infected patients but not in healthy controls after adjustment for other cardiovascular risk factors and levels of herpes viridae IgG.