Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease and Anti-Retroviral Therapy

Abstract In the current era of available therapy for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), life expectancy for persons living with HIV (PLWH) nears that of the general population. Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) has become a particular burden for PLWH and society at large. PLWH have historically been shown to have an excess of cardiovascular risk and subsequent events when compared to the general population. Potential explanations include the increased prevalence of traditional risk factors, direct inflammatory and immunological effects from the HIV virus itself, and metabolic adverse effects of anti-retroviral therapy (ART). Over the past few years, there has been building evidence that chronic inflammation and immune activation independent of virologic suppression contribute significantly to excess ASCVD risk. Although independent agents and combination therapies have varying metabolic effects, the evidence from major randomized controlled trials (RCTs) supports the benefits of early initiation of ART. In this review, we will discuss the epidemiology of ASCVD in HIV-infected patients compared with the general population, give an overview of potential pathogenesis of high-risk plaque in HIV-infected patients, discuss different metabolic effects of individual anti-retrovirals, and discuss the limitations in current screening models for assessing cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk and future directions for treatment..

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Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2016

Erschienen:

2016

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

Enthalten in:

Current HIV AIDS reports - 13(2016), 5 vom: 25. Aug., Seite 297-308

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kaplan-Lewis, Emma [VerfasserIn]
Aberg, Judith A. [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Mikyung [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anti-retroviral therapy
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
CVD risk
Cardiovascular risk
HIV
PLWH
Persons living with HIV
Randomized controlled trials

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© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2016

doi:

10.1007/s11904-016-0331-y

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

OLC2028976586