A Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) study has found that relatively young men with longstanding HIV infection and minimal cardiac risk factors had significantly more coronary atherosclerotic plaques. This condition means some involving serious arterial blockage than did uninfected men with similar cardiovascular risk.
The investigation appearing in the January 2010 issue of the journal AIDS is the first to use CT angiography to identify coronary artery plaques in HIV-infected participants.
Inflammation, other immune-system factors may increase cardiovascular risk
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