AidsmapPeople living with HIV have more cardiovascular risk factors and are at heightened risk of cardiovascular disease, the 11th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science heard this week. People with HIV under the age of 40 had an increased risk compared to HIV-negative people of the same age.
These results may sound unsurprising, as increased risk of cardiovascular disease and associated risk factors in people living with HIV have been reported by prior studies. However, many of these studies come from the US where health behaviours and healthcare access differ from other high-income countries. Some studies had important limitations such as not being based on the general population, being unable to control for key confounders and not comparing people living with HIV to people without HIV. Moreover, most were conducted over a decade ago. Since then, cardiovascular risk management and the safety of HIV medications have improved.
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Source : Aidsmap
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