HIV infection and cardiovascular disease in women.

  • Womack JA, Chang CC, So-Armah KA, Alcorn C, Baker JV, Brown ST, Budoff M, Butt AA, Gibert C, Goetz MB, Gottdiener J, Gottlieb S, Justice AC, Leaf D, McGinnis K, Rimland D, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Sico J, Skanderson M, Tindle H, Tracy RP, Warner A, Freiberg MS. HIV infection and cardiovascular disease in women. Journal of the American Heart Association. 2014 Oct;3(3). e001035. PMID: 25324353 [PubMed] PMCID: PMC4323817

Abstract

HIV infection is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in men. Whether HIV is an independent risk factor for CVD in women has not yet been established.