Prevalence and risk factors for subclinical atherosclerosis amongst adults living with HIV in University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada

Prevalence and risk factors for subclinical atherosclerosis amongst adults living with HIV in University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada

BackgroundSubclinical atherosclerosis characterizes cardiovascular diseases (CVD), and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection and antiretroviral therapy (ART) are identified risk factors for atherosclerosis. Meanwhile, data on HIV and atherosclerosis in Nigeria are limited.ObjectivesWe sought...

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Main Authors: Taiwo A. Adedokun, Vivian G. Kwaghe, Oluwasanmi Adedokun, Titilope Badru, Augustine N. Odili, Jacob Alfa, Hadijat O. Kolade-Yunusa, Dike B. Ojji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Subjects:
ART
CIMT (Carotid intima-media thickness)
CVD (cardiovascular disease)
HIV - human immunodeficiency virus
sub-clinical atherosclerosis
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frph.2023.1092211/full

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