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ArticleeNeurologicalSci2019

Evaluation of Vascular Event Risk while on Long-term Anti-retroviral Suppressive Therapy [EVERLAST]: Protocol for a prospective observational study.

Fred Stephen Sarfo, Michelle Nichols, Mulugeta Gebregziabher, Raelle Tagge, Shadrack Osei Asibey, Carolyn Jenkins, Bruce Ovbiagele

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Article in eNeurologicalSci, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Fred Stephen SarfoKwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
Michelle NicholsMedical University of South Carolina, Charleston, USA.
Mulugeta GebregziabherMedical University of South Carolina, Charleston, USA.
Raelle TaggeMedical University of South Carolina, Charleston, USA.
Shadrack Osei AsibeyKomfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana.
Carolyn JenkinsMedical University of South Carolina, Charleston, USA.
Bruce OvbiageleDepartment of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, USA.
Medical University of South Carolina · USKomfo Anokye Teaching Hospital · GHUniversity of California, San Francisco · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND &

objectiveCardiovascular disease (CVD) risk among the HIV population is high due to a combination of accelerated atherosclerosis from the pro-inflammatory milieu created by chronic HIV infection and the potentially adverse metabolic side effects from cART (combination antiretroviral therapy) medications. Although sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) bears 70% of the global burden of HIV disease, there is a relative paucity of studies comprehensively assessing CVD risk among people living with HIV on the continent. The overarching objective of the Evaluation of Vascular Event Risk while on Long-term Anti-retroviral Suppressive Therapy (EVERLAST) Study is to characterize the burden of CVD among HIV patients on ART in Ghana, and explore factors influencing it.

methodsThe EVERLAST study incorporates prospective CVD risk assessments and a convergent mixed methods approach. This prospective study will evaluate CVD risk by measuring Carotid Intimal Media Thickness (CIMT) and presence of traditional medical and lifestyle vascular risk among 240 Ghanaian HIV patients on antiretroviral therapy compared with age- and sex-matched HIV uninfected (

conclusionEVERLAST will provide crucial insights into the unique contributions of ART exposure and environmental factors such as lifestyle, traditional beliefs, and socio-economic indicators to CVD risk among HIV patients in a resource-limited setting. Ultimately, findings from our study will be utilized to develop interventions that will be tested in a randomized controlled trial to provide evidence to guide CVD risk management in SSA.

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Cardiovascular riskHIVHypertensionNeurocognitive dysfunctionProtocolStrokeSub-Saharan Africa

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