2013
Physiologic Frailty and Fragility Fracture in HIV-Infected Male Veterans
Womack JA, Goulet JL, Gibert C, Brandt CA, Skanderson M, Gulanski B, Rimland D, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Tate J, Yin MT, Justice AC, Team F. Physiologic Frailty and Fragility Fracture in HIV-Infected Male Veterans. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2013, 56: 1498-1504. PMID: 23378285, PMCID: PMC3634308, DOI: 10.1093/cid/cit056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusVACS Index scoreFragility fracturesPhysiologic frailtyVACS IndexMale veteransInhibitor useFracture riskRisk factorsVeterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) IndexIndex scoreFragility fracture risk factorsICD-9-CM codesProtease inhibitor useFracture risk factorsMarkers of inflammationBody mass indexUpper arm fracturesAlcohol-related diagnosesCox regression modelFirst fragility fractureCause mortalityHIV RNAHemoglobin levelsMass index
2011
Hepatic Safety and Antiretroviral Effectiveness in HIV‐Infected Patients Receiving Naltrexone
Tetrault JM, Tate JP, McGinnis KA, Goulet JL, Sullivan LE, Bryant K, Justice AC, Fiellin DA, Team F. Hepatic Safety and Antiretroviral Effectiveness in HIV‐Infected Patients Receiving Naltrexone. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2011, 36: 318-324. PMID: 21797892, PMCID: PMC3221963, DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2011.01601.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAlanine TransaminaseAlcoholismAntiretroviral Therapy, Highly ActiveAspartate AminotransferasesCD4 Lymphocyte CountChemical and Drug Induced Liver InjuryCohort StudiesDatabases, FactualDrug InteractionsDrug-Related Side Effects and Adverse ReactionsFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansLiverLiver Function TestsMaleMiddle AgedNaltrexoneNarcotic AntagonistsOpioid-Related DisordersRNA, ViralVeteransConceptsNaltrexone prescriptionAlanine aminotransferaseOpioid dependenceVeterans Aging Cohort Study Virtual CohortAspartate aminotransferaseImpact of naltrexoneSignificant alanine aminotransferaseLiver enzyme elevationMean CD4 countHIV-infected individualsAST changesHepatic safetyHIV biomarkersOral naltrexoneCD4 countHIV RNAMedian durationEnzyme elevationMedian ageAST levelsNaltrexone useHepatic enzymesAntiretroviral effectivenessHIVPatients