Association of residual plasma viremia and intima-media thickness in antiretroviral-treated patients with controlled human immunodeficiency virus infection

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Abstract

Methods: This cross-sectional study included 47 male, never-smoking, non-diabetic patients with ≥4 years of ART and controlled HIV-replication (HIV-viral load, VL <20 copies/mL for≥1 year). Residual HIV-VL was measured using an ultrasensitive assay (quantification limit: 1 copy/ml). Patients were categorized as having detectable (D; 1-20 copies/mL, n514) or undetectable (UD;<1 copies/mL, n533) HIV-VL. Linear regression was used to model the difference in total carotid intima-media thickness [c-IMT, measures averaged across common carotid artery (cca), bifurcation, and internal carotid artery] and cca-IMT alone across detection groups. Multivariable models were constructed for each endpoint in a forward-stepwise approach.
Original languageEnglish
Article numbere113876
JournalPLOS ONE
Volume9
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 Nov 2014
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Adult
  • Anti-Retroviral Agents/administration & dosage
  • Atherosclerosis/blood
  • Carotid Artery, Common/pathology
  • Carotid Intima-Media Thickness
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • HIV Infections/blood
  • HIV-1
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Viremia/drug therapy

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