Traditional risk factors are more relevant than HIV-specific ones for carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) in a Brazilian cohort of HIV-infected patients.

Traditional risk factors are more relevant than HIV-specific ones for carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) in a Brazilian cohort of HIV-infected patients.

Combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) had a dramatic impact on the mortality profile in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected individuals and increased their life-expectancy. Conditions associated with the aging process have been diagnosed more frequently among HIV-infected patients, parti...

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Main Authors: Antonio G Pacheco, Beatriz Grinsztejn, Maria de Jesus M da Fonseca, Ronaldo I Moreira, Valdiléa G Veloso, Ruth K Friedman, Marilia Santini-Oliveira, Sandra W Cardoso, Melissa Falcão, José G Mill, Isabela Bensenor, Paulo Lotufo, Dóra Chor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4333203?pdf=render

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