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Cardiovascular disease associated with the human immunodeficiency virus: an update
Thomas S Metkus1, Todd T Brown, Wendy S Post
1Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Opinion Statement:
With the advent of increasingly available antiretroviral therapy (ART), the life expectancy of HIV-infected persons is increasing. As they age, HIV-infected persons have increased propensity to typical diseases of aging including cardiovascular disease and accelerated atherosclerosis. The pathogenesis of HIV-associated atherosclerosis is complex and involves a state of chronic inflammation, exposure to traditional risk factors, and metabolic side effects of ART. Treatment of HIV-associated atherosclerosis should include special attention to drug-drug interactions and is best accomplished by a multidisciplinary team experienced in the care of HIV-infected persons.
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