ArticleArquivos brasileiros de cardiologia2017
Intima-Media Thickness in the Carotid and Femoral Arteries for Detection of Arteriosclerosis in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Individuals.
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- The Relationship Between Low-Grade Inflammation and Common Femoral Artery Intima-Media Thickness in Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.Clinical medicine insights. Endocrinology and diabetes · 2025Article
- The Relationship of Carotid and Brachial Artery Wall Thickness Measurement with Cardiovascular Risk Scoring in Individuals Living with HIV.Infectious diseases & clinical microbiology · 2024Article
- Is Sortilin an Indicator of Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Patients with Psoriasis?Journal of clinical practice and research · 2024Article
- Evaluation of Lipid Profile and Intima Media Thickness in Antiretroviral-Experienced HIV-Infected Patients Treated with Protease Inhibitor-Based Regimens versus Protease Inhibitor-Sparing Regimens.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Lower Plasma Albumin, Higher White Blood Cell Count and High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein are Associated with Femoral Artery Intima-Media Thickness Among Newly Diagnosed Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.International journal of general medicine · 2022Article
- Prevalence and correlates of carotid plaque in a mixed HIV-serostatus cohort in Uganda.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2021Article
- The Role of the Endothelium in Severe COVID-19.Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia · 2020Article
- Severe COVID-19: understanding the role of immunity, endothelium, and coagulation in clinical practice.Jornal vascular brasileiro · 2020Review
- The Association Between Femoral Artery Intima-Media Thickness and Serum Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Levels Among Newly Diagnosed Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2020Article
- Classical Cardiovascular Risk Factors and HIV are Associated With Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Adults From Sub-Saharan Africa: Findings From H3Africa AWI-Gen Study.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2019Article
- Ultrasound findings in severe COVID-19: a deeper look through the carotid arteries.Radiologia brasileiraArticle
- NORMAL FEMORAL ARTERY INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS AMONG HEALTHY NIGERIAN ADULTS; RELATIONSHIP WITH AGE, GENDER AND BODY MASS INDEX.Journal of the West African College of SurgeonsArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThe prevalence of atherosclerosis is higher in HIV-positive people, who also experience it earlier than the general population.
objectivesTo assess and compare the prevalence of atherosclerosis evaluated by the intima-media thickness of carotid and femoral arteries, and by the ankle-brachial pressure index (ABPI) in HIV patients treated or not treated with protease inhibitors (PIs) and controls.
methodsEighty HIV+ subjects (40 using PIs and 40 not using PIs) and 65 controls were included in the study. Atherosclerosis was diagnosed by (carotid and femoral) ITM measurement and ABPI. Classical risk factors for atherosclerosis and HIV were compared between the groups by statistical tests. A p ≤ 0.05 was considered significant.
resultsAn IMT > P75 or the presence of plaque was higher in the HIV+ than in the control group (37.5% vs 19%, p = 0.04). Comparative analysis showed a significant difference (p=0.014) in carotid IMT between HIV+ with PIs (0.71 ± 0.28 mm), without PIs 0.63 ± 0.11 mm and, and controls (0.59 ± 0.11 mm). There was no significant difference in femoral IMT between the groups or in ABPI between HIV+ subjects and controls. However, a significant difference (p=0.015) was found between HIV+ patients not treated with PIs (1.17 [1.08 - 1.23]), and controls 1.08 [1.07 - 1.17]).
conclusionIn HIV patients, atherosclerosis is more prevalent and seems to occur earlier with particular characteristics compared with HIV-negative subjects.
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