title: Managing long-term complications of HIV infection.
abstract: Now that advances in treatment have transformed HIV into a chronic, manageable disease, patients are facing cardiovascular and metabolic complications you might not have expected 15 years ago. Here's how to help your patient manage them.
authors.affiliation: North General Hospital, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Carl A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Kirton
mesh_terms: D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000821:virology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D050171:Dyslipidemias / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008134:Long-Term Care; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D012307:Risk Factors; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D000074606:Smoking Prevention