Published in AIDS Weekly, February 26th, 2007
Study 1: Current study results from the report, "Increased carotid intima-media thickness in HIV patients is associated with increased cytomegalovirus-specific T-cell responses," have been published. According to a study from the United States, "HIV-infected subjects are at increased risk for myocardial infarction. The mechanism of this increased risk remains unclear."
"Since cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection has been associated with accelerated atherosclerosis in the transplant population and immune responses against CMV may be altered by HIV disease, we hypothesized that...
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Source: AIDS Weekly (2007-02-26)
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