Characteristics, prevention, and management of cardiovascular disease in people living with HIV: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association

MJ Feinstein, PY Hsue, LA Benjamin, GS Bloomfield… - Circulation, 2019 - Am Heart Assoc
As early and effective antiretroviral therapy has become more widespread, HIV has
transitioned from a progressive, fatal disease to a chronic, manageable disease marked by …

Epicardial adipose tissue may mediate deleterious effects of obesity and inflammation on the myocardium

M Packer - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2018 - jacc.org
Epicardial adipose tissue has unique properties that distinguish it from other depots of
visceral fat. Rather than having distinct boundaries, the epicardium shares an unobstructed …

How to diagnose heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: the HFA–PEFF diagnostic algorithm: a consensus recommendation from the Heart Failure Association …

B Pieske, C Tschöpe, RA De Boer… - European heart …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Making a firm diagnosis of chronic heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF)
remains a challenge. We recommend a new stepwise diagnostic process, the 'HFA–PEFF …

HIV infection and coronary heart disease: mechanisms and management

PY Hsue, DD Waters - Nature Reviews Cardiology, 2019 - nature.com
Antiretroviral therapy has largely transformed HIV infection into a chronic disease condition.
As such, physicians and other providers caring for individuals living with HIV infection need …

HIV infection and incidence of cardiovascular diseases: an analysis of a large healthcare database

A Alonso, AE Barnes, JL Guest, A Shah… - Journal of the …, 2019 - Am Heart Assoc
Background People living with HIV (PLWH) experience higher risk of myocardial infarction
(MI) and heart failure (HF) compared with uninfected individuals. Risk of other …

HIV and cardiovascular disease

K So-Armah, LA Benjamin, GS Bloomfield… - The lancet HIV, 2020 - thelancet.com
HIV-related cardiovascular disease research is predominantly from Europe and North
America. Of the estimated 37· 9 million people living with HIV worldwide, 25· 6 million live in …

Cardiovascular diseases in Africa in the twenty-first century: gaps and priorities going forward

NW Minja, D Nakagaayi, T Aliku, W Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
In 2015, the United Nations set important targets to reduce premature cardiovascular
disease (CVD) deaths by 33% by 2030. Africa disproportionately bears the brunt of CVD …

Time to recognize HIV infection as a major cardiovascular risk factor

PY Hsue, DD Waters - Circulation, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
According to statistics from the World Health Organization,≈ 36.7 million people are
currently living with HIV, and 1.8 million become infected every year. Antiretroviral therapy …

Sudden cardiac death and myocardial fibrosis, determined by autopsy, in persons with HIV

ZH Tseng, E Moffatt, A Kim, E Vittinghoff… - … England Journal of …, 2021 - Mass Medical Soc
Background The incidence of sudden cardiac death and sudden death caused by
arrhythmia, as determined by autopsy, in persons with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) …

Cardiovascular disease among persons living with HIV: new insights into pathogenesis and clinical manifestations in a global context

M Ntsekhe, JV Baker - Circulation, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
Widespread use of contemporary antiretroviral therapy globally has transformed HIV
disease into a chronic illness associated with excess risk for disorders of the heart and …