Risk of coronary artery disease in individuals infected with human immunodeficiency virus

Current treatment for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection has improved survival and allowed infected patients to develop atherosclerotic coronary artery disease (CAD). Specific strategies to reduce cardiovascular risk in the infected population have not been developed. It is necessary to kn...

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Main Authors: Felippe Dantas Vilela, Andrea Rocha de Lorenzo, Bernardo Rangel Tura, Giovanna Ianini Ferraiuoli, Marcelo Hadlich, Marcelo Viana de Lima Barros, Ana Beatriz Ribeiro Lima, Vanderson Meirelles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
HIV
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702011000600004&lng=en&tlng=en