title: Expert offers help for PI-related heart disease.
abstract: Joseph J. Eron Jr., MD, director of Clinical Core at the University of North Carolina Center for AIDS Research in Chapel Hill, discusses the recent findings that HAART and protease inhibitors may increase risk of heart disease in HIV patients. Eron also offers a strategy for treating patients at risk for heart disease.
authors.forename: Joseph J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Eron
mesh_terms: D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D017320:HIV Protease Inhibitors / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D017320:HIV Protease Inhibitors; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol