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Risk of Coronary Heart Disease among HIV-Infected Patients: A Multicenter Study in Brazil
Joint Authors
Ikeda, Maria Leticia R.
Barcellos, Nêmora T.
Alencastro, Paulo R.
Nery, Max Weyler
Brandão, Ajácio B. M.
Ximenes, Ricardo A. A.
Miranda-Filho, Demócrito de B.
Lacerda, Heloísa Ramos
Albuquerque, Maria de Fátima P. M. de
Montarroyos, Ulisses Ramos
Turchi, Marilia D.
Wolff, Fernando Herz
Fuchs, Sandra C.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-10-02
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
Cardiovascular disease has emerged as a crescent problem among HIV-infected population.
This study aimed to determine the 10-year risk of coronary heart disease using the Framingham risk score among HIV-infected patients from three regions of Brazil.
This is a pooled analysis of three cohort studies, which enrolled 3,829 individuals, 59% were men, 66% had white skin color, and mean age 39.0 ± 9.9 years.
Comparisons among regions showed that there were marked differences in demographic, socioeconomic, clinical, and HIV-related characteristics.
Prevalence of Framingham score ≥10 was 4.5% in the Southern, 4.2% in the Midwest, and 3.9% in the Northeast of Brazil.
The Framingham score ≥10 was similar between regions for males, patients aged ≥60 years, with obesity, central obesity, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus.
Women were three times more likely to have coronary heart disease in 10 years than men.
Hypertension and diabetes increased more than four times the risk of coronary heart disease, followed by central obesity, obesity, and prehypertension.
The use of antiretroviral agents and time since HIV diagnosis were not risk factors for coronary artery disease in 10 years.
In conclusion, hypertension and diabetes are the strongest independent predictors of 10-year risk of coronary heart disease among HIV-infected population.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Fuchs, Sandra C.& Alencastro, Paulo R.& Ikeda, Maria Leticia R.& Barcellos, Nêmora T.& Wolff, Fernando Herz& Brandão, Ajácio B. M.…[et al.]. 2013. Risk of Coronary Heart Disease among HIV-Infected Patients: A Multicenter Study in Brazil. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1032596
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Fuchs, Sandra C.…[et al.]. Risk of Coronary Heart Disease among HIV-Infected Patients: A Multicenter Study in Brazil. The Scientific World Journal No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1032596
American Medical Association (AMA)
Fuchs, Sandra C.& Alencastro, Paulo R.& Ikeda, Maria Leticia R.& Barcellos, Nêmora T.& Wolff, Fernando Herz& Brandão, Ajácio B. M.…[et al.]. Risk of Coronary Heart Disease among HIV-Infected Patients: A Multicenter Study in Brazil. The Scientific World Journal. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1032596
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1032596