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SynthesisEuropean heart journal2012

Acute coronary syndromes in human immunodeficiency virus patients: a meta-analysis investigating adverse event rates and the role of antiretroviral therapy.

Fabrizio D'Ascenzo, Enrico Cerrato, Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai, Claudio Moretti, Pierluigi Omedè, Filippo Sciuto, Mario Bollati, Maria Grazia Modena, Fiorenzo Gaita, Imad Sheiban

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Synthesis in European heart journal, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

34 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  10. AIDS at 40Global health & medicine · 2022
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  12. Coronary artery disease in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection.Journal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology · 2021
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  14. Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction in HIV: A Review.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2020
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  19. Differences by HIV serostatus in coronary artery disease severity and likelihood of percutaneous coronary intervention following stress testing.Journal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology · 2018
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Fabrizio D'AscenzoDivision of Cardiology, University of Turin, S. Giovanni Battista 'Molinette' Hospital, Corso Bramante 88-90, Turin 10126, Italy. fabrizio.dascenzo@gmail.com
Enrico Cerrato
Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai
Claudio Moretti
Pierluigi Omedè
Filippo Sciuto
Mario Bollati
Maria Grazia Modena
Fiorenzo Gaita
Imad Sheiban

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsHighly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) dramatically reduces human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated morbidity and mortality, but adverse effects of HAART are becoming an increasing challenge, especially in the setting of acute coronary syndromes (ACS). We thus performed a comprehensive review of studies focusing on ACS in HIV patients. METHODS AND

resultsMEDLINE/PubMed was systematically screened for studies reporting on ACS in HIV patients. Baseline, treatment, and outcome data were appraised and pooled with random-effect methods computing summary estimates [95% confidence intervals (CIs)]. A total of 11 studies including 2442 patients were identified, with a notably low prevalence of diabetes [10.86 (4.11, 17.60); 95% CI]. Rates of in-hospital death were 8.00% (2.8, 12.5; 95% CI), ascribable to cardiovascular events for 7.90% (2.43, 13.37; 95% CI), with 2.31% (0.60, 4.01; 95% CI) developing cardiogenic shock. At a median follow-up of 25.50 months (11.25, 42; 95% CI), no deaths were recorded, with an incidence of 9.42% of acute myocardial infarction (2.68, 16.17; 95% CI) and of 20.18% (9.84, 30.51; 95% CI) of percutaneous coronary revascularization. Moreover, pooled analysis of the studies reporting incidence of acute myocardial infarction in patients exposed to protease inhibitors showed an overall significant risk of 2.68 (odds ratio 1.89, 3.89; 95% CI).

conclusionHuman immunodeficiency virus patients admitted for ACS face a substantial short-term risk of death and a significant long-term risk of coronary revascularization and myocardial infarction, especially if receiving protease inhibitors.

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Acute Coronary SyndromeAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryAnti-HIV AgentsEpidemiologic MethodsFemaleHIV InfectionsHIV Protease InhibitorsHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionPrognosisAnti-HIV AgentsHIV Protease Inhibitors

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PMID22187508
PMCPMC3345544

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