title: Noninvasive coronary imaging for atherosclerosis in human immunodeficiency virus infection.
abstract: Coronary artery disease is increasingly recognized as an important contributor to morbidity and mortality among persons living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Traditional cardiovascular disease risk factors as well as aspects of HIV infection and its therapy contribute to the increased coronary artery disease observed in HIV. Advances in noninvasive imaging methodologies in both computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging provide opportunities to evaluate coronary artery atherosclerosis in ways not possible by conventional invasive x-ray angiography. Application of these techniques may prove very useful in the study of atherosclerosis in many diseases, such as HIV.
authors.affiliation: Biomedical and Metabolic Imaging Branch, National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD. agharib@mail.nih.gov
authors.forename: Ahmed M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Gharib
authors.forename: Khaled Z
authors.initials: KZ
authors.lastname: Abd-Elmoniem
authors.forename: Roderic I
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: Pettigrew
authors.forename: Colleen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hadigan
mesh_terms: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D015224:Dideoxynucleosides / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012307:Risk Factors; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D000099227:Abacavir
chemical_list: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents; D015224:Dideoxynucleosides; D000099227:Abacavir