2013
Prehypertension, Hypertension, and the Risk of Acute Myocardial Infarction in HIV-Infected and -Uninfected Veterans
Armah KA, Chang CC, Baker JV, Ramachandran VS, Budoff MJ, Crane HM, Gibert CL, Goetz MB, Leaf DA, McGinnis KA, Oursler KK, Rimland D, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Sico JJ, Warner AL, Hsue PY, Kuller LH, Justice AC, Freiberg MS, Team F. Prehypertension, Hypertension, and the Risk of Acute Myocardial Infarction in HIV-Infected and -Uninfected Veterans. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2013, 58: 121-129. PMID: 24065316, PMCID: PMC3864500, DOI: 10.1093/cid/cit652.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionAMI riskElevated BPMyocardial infarctionUninfected peopleVeterans Aging Cohort Study Virtual CohortIncident acute myocardial infarctionRisk of AMICox proportional hazards regressionBlood pressure goalsCohort of HIVJoint National CommitteeHigh blood pressureHuman immunodeficiency virusProportional hazards regressionRace/ethnicityHypertensive BPVACS-VCBlood pressureHIV statusNormotensive individualsHazards regressionImmunodeficiency virusBP categoriesSeventh Report
2009
Unusual presentations of nervous system infection by Cryptococcus neoformans
Searls D, Sico JJ, Omay S, Bannykh S, Kuohung V, Baehring J. Unusual presentations of nervous system infection by Cryptococcus neoformans. Clinical Neurology And Neurosurgery 2009, 111: 638-642. PMID: 19541406, DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2009.05.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNervous system infectionHuman immunodeficiency virusSystem infectionCryptococcal meningitisNeurological manifestationsCryptococcus neoformansRecurrent cerebral infarctionSevere neurological disabilityC. neoformans infectionUnusual clinical presentationUnusual neurological manifestationsDetailed clinical descriptionMagnetic resonance imagingOphthalmic zosterCryptococcal infectionCerebral infarctionImmunocompetent patientsNeoformans infectionNeurological disabilityClinical presentationHodgkin's diseaseImmunodeficiency syndromeImmunocompetent hostsImmunodeficiency virusCSF analysis