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New measures of cardiovascular dysfunction in people with HIV pose new questions

Two studies using new methods to detect changes in arteries that could give rise to cardiovascular disease have generated differing results. In one, a study using

Published
21 July 2009
By
Gus Cairns
Cardiovascular disease
Inflammation test can predict heart attacks in people with HIV

A standard test used as a marker for inflammation for 70 years can help identify heart attack risk in patients with HIV as well as

Published
17 June 2009
By
Gus Cairns
Testing and health monitoring
Urine biomarkers may predict cardiovascular disease in people taking antiretroviral therapy

Certain urine biomarkers related to inflammation and oxidant stress correlate with established predictors of cardiovascular disease and may help assess risk for heart problems among

Published
07 August 2008
By
Liz Highleyman
Testing and health monitoring
Simple, cheap test an accurate measure of hardening of the arteries in patients with HIV

A simple and cheap test to measure hardening of the arteries appears to be effective in HIV-positive patients, according to a study published in the

Published
01 July 2008
By
Michael Carter
Lung disease
HIV, but not HHV-8, found to increase risk of pulmonary arterial hypertension

Higher pulmonary artery systolic pressure levels – an independent risk factor for pulmonary arterial hypertension – have been found in an HIV-positive study group, as

Published
10 May 2008
By
Derek Thaczuk
Side-effects
CROI: Recreational drug use a risk for asymptomatic heart disorders in HIV-positive patients

US investigators have found a high prevalence of asymptomatic heart problems in HIV-positive patients. The study, presented to the recent 15th Conference on Retroviruses and

Published
11 February 2008
By
Michael Carter
Organ transplants
Successful heart transplant in man with advanced HIV disease reported

A 39 year old man with advanced HIV disease is alive and well two years after receiving a heart transplant, in a case reported in

Published
05 June 2003
By
Michael Carter
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Community Consensus Statement on Access to HIV Treatment and its Use for Prevention

Together, we can make it happen

We can end HIV soon if people have equal access to HIV drugs as treatment and as PrEP, and have free choice over whether to take them.

Launched today, the Community Consensus Statement is a basic set of principles aimed at making sure that happens.

The Community Consensus Statement is a joint initiative of AVAC, EATG, MSMGF, GNP+, HIV i-Base, the International HIV/AIDS Alliance, ITPC and NAM/aidsmap
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