Atherosclerosis risk increased with HIV; treatment effects unclear.
A major report on heart disease and HIV found that HIV infection itself is associated with increased risk, independently of other factors like age, cholesterol, and smoking. Another major report did find differences among antiretrovirals, but the information is hard to summarize.
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D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D018450:Disease Progression; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors