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Cardiovascular disease risk and its determinants in people living with HIV across different settings in South Africa

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Socio‐economic factors and lifestyle are known to differ across geographies and populations, which may result in distinct risk profiles for cardiovascular disease (CVD). This study assessed carotid intima‐media thickness (CIMT),… Click to show full abstract

Socio‐economic factors and lifestyle are known to differ across geographies and populations, which may result in distinct risk profiles for cardiovascular disease (CVD). This study assessed carotid intima‐media thickness (CIMT), a proxy for CVD, and its determinants in two groups of people living with HIV (PLHIV) in two different settings in South Africa.

Keywords: south africa; settings south; different settings; living hiv; cardiovascular disease; people living

Journal Title: HIV Medicine
Year Published: 2019

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