A systematic review of the associations between HIV/HCV coinfection and biomarkers of cardiovascular disease
Osibogun O, Ogunmoroti O, Michos ED, Spatz ES, Olubajo B, Nasir K, Maziak W. A systematic review of the associations between HIV/HCV coinfection and biomarkers of cardiovascular disease. Reviews In Medical Virology 2017, 28 PMID: 29135056, DOI: 10.1002/rmv.1953.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV/HCV coinfectionCarotid intima-media thicknessHuman immunodeficiency virusC-reactive proteinHCV coinfectionHealthy controlsCoinfected individualsCVD biomarkersEndothelial markersHepatitis C virus coinfectionBiomarkers of CVDC virus coinfectionCardiovascular disease riskIntima-media thicknessSignificant lower levelsWeb of ScienceHCV monoinfectionCVD riskVirus coinfectionImmunodeficiency virusProspective studyIL-6Clinical trialsCardiovascular diseaseCarotid plaquesHIV/HCV coinfection and the risk of cardiovascular disease: A meta‐analysis
Osibogun O, Ogunmoroti O, Michos E, Spatz E, Olubajo B, Nasir K, Madhivanan P, Maziak W. HIV/HCV coinfection and the risk of cardiovascular disease: A meta‐analysis. Journal Of Viral Hepatitis 2017, 24: 998-1004. PMID: 28502092, DOI: 10.1111/jvh.12725.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV/HCV coinfectionHCV coinfectionHazard ratioCardiovascular diseaseHIV monoinfectionCVD riskHepatitis C virus coinfectionTraditional CVD risk factorsC virus coinfectionImproved antiretroviral therapyAdjusted hazard ratioCVD risk factorsRisk reduction therapyCongestive heart failureCoronary artery diseaseHuman immunodeficiency virusIncreased inflammatory responseRandom-effects modelWeb of ScienceHCV individualsAntiretroviral therapyCohort studyCVD outcomesArtery diseaseHeart failure