RT Journal Article
T1 Peripheral arterial disease in HIV patients older than 50 years of age
A1 Palacios Muñoz, Rosario
A1 Alonso, Inmaculada
A1 Hidalgo Conde, Ana
A1 Aguilar Fernández, Isabel María
A1 Sánchez Chaparro, Miguel Ángel
A1 Valdivielso Felices, Pedro
A1 González-Santos, Pedro
A1 Santos González, Jesús L
K1 Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
K1 Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida
K1 Peripheral Arterial Disease
K1 Peripheral Arterial Disease
K1 HIV infections
K1 Infecciones por VIH
K1 Peripheral Vascular Diseases
K1 Enfermedades Vasculares Periféricas
AB Our objective was to analyze the prevalence of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in HIV patients at risk and to compare them with the general population. All HIV patients older than 50 years who attended our unit from October 2005-July 2006 and all persons attending for an annual medical checkup at an employees' insurance association during the same period were invited to participate in the study. Of the latter (n = 407), a person of the same sex and age (+/-5 years) was included for each HIV patient. PAD was assessed by the ankle-brachial index (ABI) in all subjects, and all completed the Edinburgh questionnaire. Ninety-nine HIV patients and 99 persons from the general population of the same age and sex were included in the study. The HIV patients had a greater prevalence of dyslipidemia, diabetes, and PAD, which was symptomatic in five of them and in one subject from the general population. Patients with HIV infection older than 50 had a high prevalence of PAD, and as it was asymptomatic in half the cases, an ABI may be performed in this population to actively look for PAD. Control of cardiovascular risk factors and the use of such drugs as platelet antiaggregation agents should therefore be optimized in this population.
PB Mary Ann Liebert
SN 0889-2229
YR 2008
FD 2008-08
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/641
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/641
LA en
NO Palacios Muñoz R, Alonso I, Hidalgo Conde A, Aguilar Fernández IM, Sánchez Chaparro MA, Valdivielso Felices P, et al. Peripheral arterial disease in HIV patients older than 50 years of age. AIDS Res. Hum. Retroviruses. 2008; 24(8):1043-6
NO This is a copy of an article published in the AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses © [2012] [copyright Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.]; Research and Human Retroviruses is available online at: http://online.liebertpub.com.  Journal Article;
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RD Apr 17, 2025