Atherogenic index of plasma in highly active antiretroviral therapy-naïve patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection in Southeast Nigeria

Atherogenic index of plasma in highly active antiretroviral therapy-naïve patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection in Southeast Nigeria

Introduction: Metabolic abnormalities are often common among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients. The atherogenic index of plasma (AIP) is increasingly being used as a screening tool for dyslipidemia as it predicts the presence of small, dense, and highly atherogenic low density lipoprotein...

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Main Authors: Cajetan C Onyedum, Ekenechukwu E Young, Michael O Iroezindu, Chinwe J Chukwuka, Uchenna I Nwagha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Subjects:
Atherogenic index
dyslipidemia
human immunodeficiency virus
lipids
plasma
Online Access:http://www.ijem.in/article.asp?issn=2230-8210;year=2014;volume=18;issue=5;spage=631;epage=636;aulast=Onyedum

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