Association between HIV and incident pulmonary hypertension in US Veterans: a retrospective cohort study
Duncan MS, Alcorn CW, Freiberg MS, So-Armah K, Patterson OV, DuVall SL, Crothers KA, Re VL, Butt AA, Lim JK, Kim JW, Tindle HA, Justice AC, Brittain EL. Association between HIV and incident pulmonary hypertension in US Veterans: a retrospective cohort study. The Lancet Healthy Longevity 2021, 2: e417-e425. PMID: 34296203, PMCID: PMC8294078, DOI: 10.1016/s2666-7568(21)00116-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncident pulmonary hypertensionHIV viral loadPulmonary artery systolic pressureVeterans Aging Cohort StudyPulmonary hypertension riskPulmonary hypertensionRetrospective cohort studyCohort studyViral loadIncidence rateHypertension incidenceCD4 countHazard ratioHIV statusSystolic pressureHypertension riskHigh riskLow CD4 cell countsHepatitis C virus infectionHigher HIV viral loadChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseCox proportional hazards regressionC virus infectionCD4 cell countPrevalent heart failureAssociation between HIV infection and hypertension: a global systematic review and meta-analysis of cross-sectional studies
Davis K, Perez-Guzman P, Hoyer A, Brinks R, Gregg E, Althoff KN, Justice AC, Reiss P, Gregson S, Smit M. Association between HIV infection and hypertension: a global systematic review and meta-analysis of cross-sectional studies. BMC Medicine 2021, 19: 105. PMID: 33980222, PMCID: PMC8117497, DOI: 10.1186/s12916-021-01978-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-negative individualsCross-sectional studyHIV statusHypertension riskPrevalent hypertensionRisk ratioObservational studyGlobal systematic reviewSystematic reviewEffective antiretroviral therapyHIV-negative controlsNon-communicable diseasesStudy-level factorsDifferent risk factorsRandom-effects modelHypertension differsAntiretroviral therapyHypertension preventionHIV infectionCochrane CENTRALRisk factorsHypertensionPLHIVMAIN OUTCOMEHigh risk