Ankle-brachial index in HIV infection
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چکیده
Prognosis for patients with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has improved with the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). Evidence over recent years suggests that the incidence of cardiovascular disease is increasing in HIV patients. The ankle-brachial index (ABI) is a cheap and easy test that has been validated in the general population. Abnormal ABI values are associated with increased cardiovascular mortality. To date, six series of ABI values in persons with HIV have been published, but none was a prospective study. No agreement exists concerning the risk factors for an abnormal ABI, though its prevalence is clearly higher in these patients than in the general population. Whether this higher prevalence of an abnormal ABI is associated with a higher incidence of vascular events remains to be determined.
منابع مشابه
[Ankle-brachial index in the assessment of cardiovascular risk among HIV infected patients].
BACKGROUND Vascular risk is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in HIV infected patients. AIM To study the value of the ankle-brachial index (ABI) in vascular risk stratification in a cohort of people with HIV infection. PATIENTS AND METHODS Vascular risk was calculated in all the patients that agreed to participate in the study and clinical reports were reviewed retrospectively. ...
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عنوان ژورنال:
- AIDS Research and Therapy
دوره 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009