LILACS – Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Ciencias de la Salud

Subclinical Carotid Atherosclerosis and Reduced DAD Score for Cardiovascular Risk Stratification in HIV-Positive Patients

Silva, Achilles Gustavo; Paulo, Rafael Vieira; Silva-Vergara, Mario León.

Arq. bras. cardiol; 114 (1), 2020

Abstract Background: HIV-positive patients are twice as likely than the general population to have a heart attack and are four times at greater risk of sudden death. In addition to the increased risk, these individuals present with cardiovascular events on average approximately 10 years earlier than the...

Enfermedades de las Arterias Carótidas/sangre, Enfermedades de las Arterias Carótidas/diagnóstico, Enfermedades de las Arterias Carótidas/etiología, Grosor Intima-Media Carotídeo, Infecciones por VIH/sangre, Infecciones por VIH/complicaciones, Curva ROC, Medición de Riesgo, Factores de Riesgo

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Discordant Lipid Pattern and Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaque. Importance of Remnant Cholesterol

Abstract Background: Subjects with levels of non-HDL-C 30 mg/dL above those of LDL-C (lipid discordance) or with high remnant cholesterol levels could have a greater residual cardiovascular risk. Objectives: To determine the prevalence of lipid discordance in a primary prevention population and anal...