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Published on: April 9, 2014
[Raltegravir in HIV-infected patients with high vascular risk]
Julián Olalla1, Alfonso Del Arco, Javier de la Torre
1Unidad de Medicina Interna, Hospital Costa del Sol, Marbella, Málaga, España. julio.olalla@gmail.com
Objectives:
To record the experience with use of raltegravir (RTG) for devising highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) regimens based on RTG in high vascular risk patients.
Methods:
A retrospective study was conducted on high vascular risk patients taking RTG. Case was a patient who, at the time raltegravir was started, had ≥ 20% 10-year risk of cardiovascular disease, estimated by the algorithm of the European AIDS Clinical Society. Patients should have been on stable HAART including RTG for at least six months. A matched control with ≥ 20% risk of cardiovascular disease, was selected for each case.
Results:
Ten controls and ten cases were selected. After six months using RTG, a significant decreased was seen in levels of HDL cholesterol (median -2,5mg/dL in controls versus 2,5mg/dL in cases, p=0.015), triglycerides (10mg/dL versus -101 mg/dL, p=0.009), and TC/HDL-C ratio (0.17 versus -0.73, p=0.002). Ten-year risk of cardiovascular disease was -4.85% in cases versus -0.05% in controls (p=0.07).
Conclusions:
RTG shows a good profile to be used in people with high vascular risk, with a decrease in TC/HDL-C ratio and vascular risk.
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