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Objective: To evaluate common carotid artery intima-media thickness (CCIMT) and cardiovascular risk factors in HIV-infected adolescents on combination antiretroviral therapy (cART). Methods: 23 HIV-infected adolescents were matched with 19 healthy subjects by gender, age and body mass index (BMI). CCIMT was measured by Echo-Doppler ultrasound. Bootstrapped multiple linear regression was used to identify potential predictors of CCIMT including HIV status, gender, age, BMI, waist circumference, HDL-cholesterol, LDL- cholesterol, triglycerides, folate, homocysteine and insulin resistance as detected by the homeostasis model assessment, mean blood pressure, and CD36 expression. Results: In the pooled sample, age ranged from 17 to 23 years and BMI between 16.0 and 25.6 kg/m2. Mean (SD) CCIMT was higher in HIV-infected than in healthy subjects [0.5 (0.1) vs 0.4 (0.1) mm, p < 0.001]. Higher values of CCIMT were associated with HIV infection (p < 0.001) and male gender (p < 0.001). CCIMT was also associated with the duration of treatment in subjects with the longest cART exposure, i.e. those exposed to a PI-based and/or NNRTI-based regimen plus a single or double NRTI (p = 0.019). Conclusion: HIV infection and longer duration of cART are associated with higher CCIMT in adolescents and young adults.
Keywords: Cross-sectional study, children, HIV, antiretroviral therapy, intima-media thickness
Current HIV Research
Title: Both HIV-Infection and Long-Term Antiretroviral Therapy are Associated with Increased Common Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in HIV-Infected Adolescents and Young Adults
Volume: 8 Issue: 5
Author(s): Alessandra Vigano, Giorgio Bedogni, Chiara Cerini, Luca Meroni, Vania Giacomet, Sara Stucchi, Valentina Fabiano, Sonia Coletto, Mariella Catalano, Marzio Minola and Gian Vincenzo Zuccotti
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Keywords: Cross-sectional study, children, HIV, antiretroviral therapy, intima-media thickness
Abstract: Objective: To evaluate common carotid artery intima-media thickness (CCIMT) and cardiovascular risk factors in HIV-infected adolescents on combination antiretroviral therapy (cART). Methods: 23 HIV-infected adolescents were matched with 19 healthy subjects by gender, age and body mass index (BMI). CCIMT was measured by Echo-Doppler ultrasound. Bootstrapped multiple linear regression was used to identify potential predictors of CCIMT including HIV status, gender, age, BMI, waist circumference, HDL-cholesterol, LDL- cholesterol, triglycerides, folate, homocysteine and insulin resistance as detected by the homeostasis model assessment, mean blood pressure, and CD36 expression. Results: In the pooled sample, age ranged from 17 to 23 years and BMI between 16.0 and 25.6 kg/m2. Mean (SD) CCIMT was higher in HIV-infected than in healthy subjects [0.5 (0.1) vs 0.4 (0.1) mm, p < 0.001]. Higher values of CCIMT were associated with HIV infection (p < 0.001) and male gender (p < 0.001). CCIMT was also associated with the duration of treatment in subjects with the longest cART exposure, i.e. those exposed to a PI-based and/or NNRTI-based regimen plus a single or double NRTI (p = 0.019). Conclusion: HIV infection and longer duration of cART are associated with higher CCIMT in adolescents and young adults.
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Vigano Alessandra, Bedogni Giorgio, Cerini Chiara, Meroni Luca, Giacomet Vania, Stucchi Sara, Fabiano Valentina, Coletto Sonia, Catalano Mariella, Minola Marzio and Vincenzo Zuccotti Gian, Both HIV-Infection and Long-Term Antiretroviral Therapy are Associated with Increased Common Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in HIV-Infected Adolescents and Young Adults, Current HIV Research 2010; 8 (5) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157016210791330419
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