2015
Depression and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Are Risk Factors for Incident Heart Failure Among Veterans
White JR, Chang CC, So-Armah KA, Stewart JC, Gupta SK, Butt AA, Gibert CL, Rimland D, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Leaf DA, Bedimo RJ, Gottdiener JS, Kop WJ, Gottlieb SS, Budoff MJ, Khambaty T, Tindle HA, Justice AC, Freiberg MS. Depression and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Are Risk Factors for Incident Heart Failure Among Veterans. Circulation 2015, 132: 1630-1638. PMID: 26358261, PMCID: PMC4624488, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.114.014443.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgingAntidepressive AgentsAnti-HIV AgentsCardiovascular DiseasesComorbidityDepressive Disorder, MajorDiabetes MellitusElectronic Health RecordsEthnicityFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHeart FailureHIV InfectionsHumansHyperlipidemiasIncidenceKidney DiseasesMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesRisk FactorsSubstance-Related DisordersUnited StatesVeteransConceptsMajor depressive disorderRisk factorsHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionCox proportional hazards modelBaseline antidepressant useIncident HF eventsRisk of HFIncident heart failureImmunodeficiency virus infectionIndependent risk factorCohort Study participantsHeart failure riskProportional hazards modelHF morbidityCommon comorbiditiesIncident HFAntidepressant useHeart failureHIV infectionHIV- participantsPrimary outcomeNinth RevisionHF eventsMedical recordsDepressive disorder
2014
HIV infection, antiretroviral therapy initiation and longitudinal changes in biomarkers of organ function.
So-Armah KA, Chang J, Alcorn C, Lo Re V, Baker JV, Tracy R, Butt AA, Agan BK, Rimland D, Gibert CL, Goetz MB, Oursler KK, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Kuller LH, Brown ST, Stein JH, Skanderson M, Justice AC, Freiberg MS. HIV infection, antiretroviral therapy initiation and longitudinal changes in biomarkers of organ function. Current HIV Research 2014, 12: 50-9. PMID: 25034208, PMCID: PMC4495647, DOI: 10.2174/1570162x1201140716101512.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsART initiationHIV infectionHIV infection levelsViral suppressionLongitudinal changesLDL cholesterolPositive HIV antibody testBiomarker measurementsAge-related chronic diseasesAntiretroviral therapy initiationEnd-organ diseaseFIB-4 scoreHIV antibody testWilcoxon signedrank testUninfected veteransVACS-VCFIB-4Therapy initiationHIV levelsHDL cholesterolSerum levelsTotal cholesterolPlatelet countMean ageChronic diseases
2010
Hepatitis C and the Risk of Kidney Disease and Mortality in Veterans With HIV
Fischer MJ, Wyatt CM, Gordon K, Gibert CL, Brown ST, Rimland D, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Justice AC, Parikh CR. Hepatitis C and the Risk of Kidney Disease and Mortality in Veterans With HIV. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2010, 53: 222-226. PMID: 20104121, PMCID: PMC3032564, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0b013e3181b980d4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic kidney diseaseHepatitis C virusKidney diseaseMortality rateGlomerular filtration rateAdjusted mortality rateLevels of eGFRVeterans Healthcare AdministrationHepatitis CCoinfected subjectsC virusFiltration rateNational cohortIndependent associationHIVHigh mortalityPoisson regressionMortalityGraduated increaseVeteransCohortHigh rateEGFRDiseaseHealthcare administration
2008
Workshop on HIV Infection and Aging: What Is Known and Future Research Directions
High K, Effros R, Fletcher C, Gebo K, Halter J, Hazzard W, Horne F, Huebner R, Janoff E, Justice A, Kuritzkes D, Nayfield S, Plaeger S, Schmader K, Ashworth J, Campanelli C, Clayton C, Rada B, Woolard N, High K. Workshop on HIV Infection and Aging: What Is Known and Future Research Directions. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2008, 47: 542-553. PMID: 18627268, PMCID: PMC3130308, DOI: 10.1086/590150.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV infectionHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionInfectious diseasesImmunodeficiency virus infectionInfectious Diseases SocietyActive antiretroviral treatmentNational InstituteDiseases SocietyAntiretroviral treatmentImmunodeficiency syndromeAdvanced ageChronic diseasesVirus infectionDrug toxicityInfectionSpecialty ProfessorsLife expectancyDiseaseComorbiditiesMedical AssociationHigh-priority topicsTreatmentAssociationAging processPriority topics