2017
Increased Risk of Myocardial Infarction in HIV-Infected Individuals in North America Compared With the General Population
Drozd DR, Kitahata MM, Althoff KN, Zhang J, Gange SJ, Napravnik S, Burkholder GA, Mathews WC, Silverberg MJ, Sterling TR, Heckbert SR, Budoff MJ, Van Rompaey S, Delaney JAC, Wong C, Tong W, Palella FJ, Elion RA, Martin JN, Brooks JT, Jacobson LP, Eron JJ, Justice AC, Freiberg MS, Klein DB, Post WS, Saag MS, Moore RD, Crane HM. Increased Risk of Myocardial Infarction in HIV-Infected Individuals in North America Compared With the General Population. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2017, 75: 568-576. PMID: 28520615, PMCID: PMC5522001, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000001450.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTraditional CVD risk factorsDetectable HIV RNACVD risk factorsIncidence rateRisk factorsCD4 countHIV RNAMyocardial infarctionCardiovascular diseaseNorth American AIDS Cohort CollaborationType 1 myocardial infarctionHIV-specific factorsLow CD4 countSuppressive antiretroviral treatmentIncidence rate ratiosCohort CollaborationIncident MINA-ACCORDAggressive managementAntiretroviral treatmentMultivariable analysisAtherosclerosis RiskMI riskCommunity cohortGeneral population
2011
A Comparison of Treatment Eligibility for Hepatitis C Virus in HCV-Monoinfected Versus HCV/HIV-Coinfected Persons in Electronically Retrieved Cohort of HCV-Infected Veterans
Butt AA, McGinnis K, Skanderson M, Justice AC. A Comparison of Treatment Eligibility for Hepatitis C Virus in HCV-Monoinfected Versus HCV/HIV-Coinfected Persons in Electronically Retrieved Cohort of HCV-Infected Veterans. AIDS Research And Human Retroviruses 2011, 27: 973-979. PMID: 21338329, PMCID: PMC3719436, DOI: 10.1089/aid.2011.0004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseHepatitis C virusDecompensated liver diseaseHCV-HIVTreatment eligibilityC virusCohort of HCVVA National Patient Care DatabaseNational Patient Care DatabasePharmacy Benefits Management databaseHCV treatment eligibilityHCV-HIV coinfectionRecent alcohol abuseHCV/HIVCurrent treatment guidelinesProportion of patientsObstructive pulmonary diseaseCoronary artery diseasePatient Care DatabaseActual clinical settingsCoinfected PersonsAggressive managementCommon contraindicationsPharmacy recordsRenal failure