Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, July 10th, 2006
Study 1: Premature atherosclerosis in HIV/AIDS correlates with protease inhibitor exposure.
"With the advent of antiretroviral therapy regimens in HIV positive patients, it is crucial to consider their long-term benefits to risk ratios. The responsibility of treatment in premature atherosclerosis is not clear.
"Thus, the aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of exposure to reverse transcriptase inhibitors (nucleosidic and non-nucleosidic) and to protease inhibitors on the cardiovascular status of an entire hospital based cohort of patients,"...
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