The VACS Index Predicts Mortality in a Young, Healthy HIV Population Starting Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy
Bebu I, Tate J, Rimland D, Mesner O, Macalino GE, Ganesan A, Okulicz JF, Bavaro M, Weintrob AC, Justice AC, Agan BK. The VACS Index Predicts Mortality in a Young, Healthy HIV Population Starting Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2014, 65: 226-230. PMID: 24226058, PMCID: PMC4091811, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000000045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVACS IndexActive antiretroviral therapyCause mortalityAntiretroviral therapyHIV populationVeterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) IndexActive antiretroviral therapy (HAART) initiationAntiretroviral therapy initiationPrediction of mortalityGood discriminationNHS subjectsTherapy initiationDifferent time pointsStudy cohortSimilar patientsClinical variablesEarly risk assessmentMedical historyVAC indexHealthy populationMortalityStudy indicesOutcome predictionTime pointsLaboratory data