Metabolic Complications of HIV and Antiretroviral Therapy: Dyslipidemia, Insulin Resistance, and Cardiovascular Disease
Summary
- Metabolic syndrome is an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease in the general population, regardless of LDL value
- Data from an HIV-infected cohort suggest the presence of metabolic syndrome is not a better predictor of cardiovascular disease than the individual components of the syndrome[Worm 2009]
- Incidence of metabolic syndrome following ART initiation has been reported to range from 12-14 cases/100 patient-years[Palacios 2007; Wand 2007]
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