2017
Increased Echocardiographic Pulmonary Pressure in HIV-infected and -uninfected Individuals in the Veterans Aging Cohort Study
Brittain EL, Duncan MS, Chang J, Patterson OV, DuVall SL, Brandt CA, So-Armah KA, Goetz M, Akgun K, Crothers K, Zola C, Kim J, Gibert C, Pisani M, Morris A, Hsue P, Tindle HA, Justice A, Freiberg M. Increased Echocardiographic Pulmonary Pressure in HIV-infected and -uninfected Individuals in the Veterans Aging Cohort Study. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2017, 197: 923-932. PMID: 29131651, PMCID: PMC6020408, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201708-1555oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Aging Cohort StudyCD4 cell countHIV viral loadAging Cohort StudyUninfected veteransPulmonary pressurePrevalent comorbiditiesCohort studyViral loadHigh prevalenceCell countLow CD4 cell countsHigher HIV viral loadAntiretroviral therapy eraRisk of deathRace/ethnicityPASP valuesTherapy eraAdjusted riskPulmonary hypertensionObservational cohortPrognostic impactPrimary outcomeClinical featuresHIV status
2013
Does Social Isolation Predict Hospitalization and Mortality Among HIV+ and Uninfected Older Veterans?
Greysen SR, Horwitz LI, Covinsky KE, Gordon K, Ohl ME, Justice AC. Does Social Isolation Predict Hospitalization and Mortality Among HIV+ and Uninfected Older Veterans? Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2013, 61: 1456-1463. PMID: 23927911, PMCID: PMC3773301, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12410.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Aging Cohort StudySocial isolation scoresHuman immunodeficiency virusCause mortalityHospital admissionUninfected groupOlder veteransSocial isolationGreater riskAging Cohort StudyHIV-positive individualsMultivariable regression analysisVA Medical CenterBaseline survey responsesUninfected participantsIncident hospitalizationCohort studyClinical featuresHIV statusImmunodeficiency virusHigh prevalenceMedical CenterMultivariable regressionHospitalizationOlder individuals