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HIV increases the risk of heart attack, even in people with a suppressed viral load

Infection with HIV is associated with an increased risk of heart attack, investigators from the United States report in the Journal of the American Medical Association Internal Medicine.

Published
19 March 2013
By
Michael Carter
Recreational drug use
Recreational cocaine use linked to conditions that cause heart attack

Recreational cocaine users may have higher blood pressure, stiffer arteries and thicker heart muscle walls than non-users -- all of which can cause a heart attack. The Australian study is the first to document some of these cardiovascular abnormalities in seemingly healthy cocaine users long after the immediate effects of cocaine have worn off.

Published
13 March 2013
From
Science Daily
Diabetes
Every year of statin therapy boosts diabetes risk 10% in US HIV cohort

Every year of treatment with lipid-lowering statins boosted the risk of diabetes 10% in members of the HIV Outpatient Study (HOPS). The results confirm an earlier finding of self-reported diabetes associated with statin use in a large general-population study of US postmenopausal women, but the impact of statins seemed more modest in the HOPS analysis.

Published
07 March 2013
From
EATG / NATAP
Cardiovascular disease
HIV linked to higher chance of heart attack

People with HIV are almost 50 percent more likely to have a heart attack than those who aren't infected with the virus - even after taking into account their other health risks, according to a new study.

Published
06 March 2013
From
Reuters
Cardiovascular disease
HIV Drugs Ease Inflammation in 'Controllers'

Putting HIV controllers -- who ordinarily don't need therapy -- on highly active antiretroviral treatment (HAART) appeared to reduce markers of chronic inflammation, a researcher said here.

Published
04 March 2013
From
MedPage Today HIV/AIDS
Hepatitis C treatment side-effects
Drug interaction warning for hepatitis C: serious side effects when using telaprevir and bosentan

A medical team in Paris, France, has reported an unexpected and disturbing drug interaction between a drug used to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension—bosentan (Tracleer)—and the HCV drug telaprevir. The interaction led to serious side effects.

Published
15 February 2013
From
CATIE
Cardiovascular disease
Management of hypertension reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease for HIV-positive people with high blood pressure

New Swiss research has shown the benefits of treating hypertension in HIV-positive people. The investigators calculated that the reduction in blood pressure achieved by their patients would “significantly

Published
21 January 2013
By
Michael Carter
Outcomes and prognosis
Poor CD4 response to HIV treatment increases risk of death from non-AIDS-related illnesses, even for those with higher baseline counts

A poor increase in CD4 cell count after starting antiretroviral therapy is associated with an increased risk of death due to non-AIDS-related causes, Danish investigators report in

Published
28 December 2012
By
Michael Carter
Cardiovascular disease
HIV11: Lipid Levels Are Higher among HIV+ People on ART, Immune Suppression May Play a Role

People with HIV on suppressive antiretroviral therapy (ART) have "considerably higher" blood lipid levels relative to untreated individuals or those on less effective treatment, researchers reported at the 11th International Congress on Drug Therapy in HIV Infection (HIV11) last month in Glasgow. They also found that greater immune deficiency, as indicated by lowest-ever CD4 count, was associated with lipid elevations.

Published
17 December 2012
From
HIVandhepatitis.com
Cardiovascular disease
Traditional risk factors strongest predictors of sub-clinical cardiovascular disease in people about to start HIV therapy

Sub-clinical cardiovascular disease in people with HIV is more strongly associated with traditional risk factors for heart disease rather than inflammation or HIV-related parameters, US research

Published
17 December 2012
By
Michael Carter
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