2013
The Next Therapeutic Challenge in HIV: Polypharmacy
Edelman EJ, Gordon KS, Glover J, McNicholl IR, Fiellin DA, Justice AC. The Next Therapeutic Challenge in HIV: Polypharmacy. Drugs & Aging 2013, 30: 613-628. PMID: 23740523, PMCID: PMC3715685, DOI: 10.1007/s40266-013-0093-9.BooksConceptsAntiretroviral therapyHIV infectionSerious adverse drug eventsChronic antiretroviral therapyHarms of polypharmacyLifelong antiretroviral therapyRisk of polypharmacyCombination antiretroviral therapyNumber of medicationsAdverse drug eventsOrgan system injuryDecades of lifePhysiologic frailtyHIV patientsMore medicationsComorbid diseasesGeriatric syndromesImmune dysfunctionMedication adherenceMost HIVTherapeutic challengeChronic inflammationSystem injuryDrug eventsPolypharmacy
2012
Comorbid Diabetes and the Risk of Progressive Chronic Kidney Disease in HIV-Infected Adults
Medapalli RK, Parikh CR, Gordon K, Brown ST, Butt AA, Gibert CL, Rimland D, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Chang CC, Justice AC, He JC, Wyatt CM. Comorbid Diabetes and the Risk of Progressive Chronic Kidney Disease in HIV-Infected Adults. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2012, 60: 393-399. PMID: 22592587, PMCID: PMC3392432, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0b013e31825b70d9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCKD risk factorsTraditional CKD risk factorsRisk factorsBaseline eGFRChronic kidney disease progressionProgressive chronic kidney diseaseChronic kidney diseaseKidney disease progressionGlomerular filtration rateMean baseline eGFRRisk of CKDRate of progressionCox proportional hazardsVeterans Healthcare AdministrationUse of cARTBaseline HIVCKD progressionComorbid diabetesAdjunctive therapyDiabetes statusGlycemic controlKidney diseaseProgressive CKDComplex comorbiditiesFiltration rate