2014
HIV and Noncommunicable Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Diseases in Low- and Middle-Income Countries in the ART Era
Bloomfield GS, Khazanie P, Morris A, Rabadán-Diehl C, Benjamin LA, Murdoch D, Radcliff VS, Velazquez EJ, Hicks C. HIV and Noncommunicable Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Diseases in Low- and Middle-Income Countries in the ART Era. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2014, 67: s40-s53. PMID: 25117960, PMCID: PMC4133739, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000000257.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-positive patientsAntiretroviral therapyHIV infectionMiddle-income countriesPulmonary diseaseCoronary artery disease/myocardial infarctionLong-term HIV infectionEffective antiretroviral therapyHIV-seropositive patientsLong-term morbidityPulmonary arterial hypertensionObstructive lung diseaseHIV-positive personsLong-term outcomesChronic noncommunicable diseasesEffective prevention strategiesPotential adverse effectsPulmonary complicationsArterial hypertensionHeart failureLung diseasePulmonary conditionsMyocardial infarctionEarly recognitionART era
2011
Hypertension and Obesity as Cardiovascular Risk Factors among HIV Seropositive Patients in Western Kenya
Bloomfield GS, Hogan JW, Keter A, Sang E, Carter EJ, Velazquez EJ, Kimaiyo S. Hypertension and Obesity as Cardiovascular Risk Factors among HIV Seropositive Patients in Western Kenya. PLOS ONE 2011, 6: e22288. PMID: 21779407, PMCID: PMC3136516, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0022288.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrevalence of hypertensionOverweight/obesityLarge HIV treatment programCardiovascular risk factorsHIV treatment programsLogistic regression analysisRisk factorsSystolic/diastolic blood pressureAssociated cardiovascular risk factorsTreatment programMultiple logistic regression analysisHIV-seropositive individualsHIV-seropositive patientsDiastolic blood pressureOverweight/obesePrevalence of HIVPercent of menAge categoriesOrdinal logistic regression analysisRegression analysisHigher age categoriesElectronic medical recordsWestern KenyaCD4 countSeropositive patients