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SUBMITTER: Tarr PE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7585327 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tarr Philip E PE Ledergerber Bruno B Calmy Alexandra A Doco-Lecompte Thanh T Schoepf Isabella C IC Marzel Alex A Weber Rainer R Kaufmann Philipp A PA Nkoulou René R Buechel Ronny R RR Kovari Helen H
Open forum infectious diseases 20200916 10
<h4>Background</h4>People with HIV (HIV+) may have increased cardiovascular event rates compared with HIV-negative (HIV-) persons. Cross-sectional data from the United States and Switzerland, based on coronary artery calcium scan (CAC) and coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA), suggest, respectively, increased and similar prevalence of subclinical atherosclerosis in HIV+ vs HIV- persons.<h4>Methods</h4>We repeated CAC/CCTA in 340 HIV+ and 90 HIV- study participants >2 years after basel ...[more]