2014
The concomitant use of second-generation antipsychotics and long-term antiretroviral therapy may be associated with increased cardiovascular risk
Ferrara M, Umlauf A, Sanders C, Meyer JM, McCutchan J, Duarte N, Atkinson J, Grant I, Ellis RJ, Group T. The concomitant use of second-generation antipsychotics and long-term antiretroviral therapy may be associated with increased cardiovascular risk. Psychiatry Research 2014, 218: 201-208. PMID: 24794030, PMCID: PMC4082695, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2014.04.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecond-generation antipsychoticsBody mass indexAntiretroviral therapyCardiovascular riskMultivariable modelExact testUse of SGAsHIV Neurobehavioral Research ProgramLong-term antiretroviral therapyHigher body mass indexHigher mean triglyceridesMetabolic syndrome componentsHuman immunodeficiency virusDiabetes mellitus incidenceLogistic multivariable modelFisher's exact testMean triglyceridesMetabolic complicationsHIV diseaseSerum lipidsSyndrome componentsArterial pressureMedication combinationsMass indexImmunodeficiency virus
2008
What Is the Biopsychosocial Role of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Positivity in Patients With End-Stage Liver Disease Who Undergo Orthotopic Liver Transplantation?
Silva V, Ferrara M, Mazzi F, Pingani L, Cocchi S, Romano A, Masetti M, Gerunda GE, Guaraldi G, Rigatelli M. What Is the Biopsychosocial Role of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Positivity in Patients With End-Stage Liver Disease Who Undergo Orthotopic Liver Transplantation? Transplantation Proceedings 2008, 40: 1910-1912. PMID: 18675086, DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2008.05.060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransplant Evaluation Rating ScaleMontgomery-Asberg Depression Rating ScaleHuman immunodeficiency virusHIV groupHIV patientsPsychiatric comorbidityEnd-stage liver disease patientsHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positivityEnd-stage liver diseaseAsberg Depression Rating ScaleConsultation-liaison psychiatry serviceRating ScaleBaseline psychiatric comorbidityLiver transplantation centerNon-HIV patientsOLT waiting listOrthotopic liver transplantationLiver disease patientsObservational prospective studySolid organ transplantationLiaison psychiatry serviceDepression Rating ScaleLiver transplantationTransplantation centersVirus positivity