Intima-Media Thickness in the Carotid and Femoral Arteries for Detection of Arteriosclerosis in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Individuals

Intima-Media Thickness in the Carotid and Femoral Arteries for Detection of Arteriosclerosis in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Individuals

Abstract Background: The prevalence of atherosclerosis is higher in HIV-positive people, who also experience it earlier than the general population. Objectives: To assess and compare the prevalence of atherosclerosis evaluated by the intima-media thickness of carotid and femoral arteries, and by t...

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Main Authors: Emmanuelle Tenório Albuquerque Madruga Godoi, Carlos Teixeira Brandt, Heloisa Ramos Lacerda, Jocelene Tenório Albuquerque Madruga Godoi, Dinaldo Cavalcanti de Oliveira, Gabriela Farias Araujo Sousa Costa, Gerson Gomes dos Santos Junior, Kaliene Maria Estevão Leite, Juannicelle Tenório Albuquerque Madruga Godoi, Adriana Ferraz de Vasconcelos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC)
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
Subjects:
Doenças das Artérias Carótidas
Aterosclerose
Espessura Íntima-Média Carotídea
HIV
Índice Tornozelo-Braço
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