Massachusetts General Hospital
Study finds increased presence, severity of coronary artery plaques in HIV-infected men
Published in Telemedicine Law Weekly, January 30th, 2010
A Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) study has found that relatively young men with longstanding HIV infection and minimal cardiac risk factors had significantly more coronary atherosclerotic plaques - some involving serious arterial blockage - than did uninfected men with similar cardiovascular risk. The investigation appearing in the January 2010 issue of the journal AIDS is the first to use CT angiography to identify coronary artery plaques in HIV-infected participants.
"We were particularly surprised to find that several of the HIV patients - none of whom had symptoms of heart disease - had obstructive coronary artery disease, which was found in none of the...
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