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SUBMITTER: Losina E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5850036 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Losina Elena E Hyle Emily P EP Borre Ethan D ED Linas Benjamin P BP Sax Paul E PE Weinstein Milton C MC Rusu Corinna C Ciaranello Andrea L AL Walensky Rochelle P RP Freedberg Kenneth A KA
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 20171001 8
<h4>Background</h4>Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is an increasing cause of morbidity among persons living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV; PLWH). We projected cumulative CVD risk in PLWH in care compared to the US general population and persons HIV-uninfected, but at high risk for HIV.<h4>Methods</h4>We used a mathematical model to project cumulative CVD incidence. We simulated a male and female cohort for each of 3 populations: US general population; HIV-uninfected, at high risk for HIV; ...[more]