Palacios Muñoz, RosarioAlonso, InmaculadaHidalgo Conde, AnaAguilar Fernández, Isabel MaríaSánchez Chaparro, Miguel ÁngelValdivielso Felices, PedroGonzález-Santos, PedroSantos González, Jesús L2012-11-212012-11-212008-08Palacios 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):1043-60889-2229http://hdl.handle.net/10668/641This 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;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.enAcquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeSíndrome de Inmunodeficiencia AdquiridaPeripheral Arterial DiseasePeripheral Arterial DiseaseHIV infectionsInfecciones por VIHPeripheral Vascular DiseasesEnfermedades Vasculares PeriféricasMedical Subject Headings::Check Tags::FemaleMedical Subject Headings::Diseases::Virus Diseases::RNA Virus Infections::Retroviridae Infections::Lentivirus Infections::HIV InfectionsMedical Subject Headings::Organisms::Eukaryota::Animals::Chordata::Vertebrates::Mammals::Primates::Haplorhini::Catarrhini::Hominidae::HumansMedical Subject Headings::Check Tags::MaleMedical Subject Headings::Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Adult::Middle AgedMedical Subject Headings::Diseases::Cardiovascular Diseases::Vascular Diseases::Peripheral Vascular DiseasesMedical Subject Headings::Health Care::Population Characteristics::Demography::Vital Statistics::Morbidity::PrevalenceMedical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Statistics as Topic::Probability::RiskMedical Subject Headings::Geographicals::Geographic Locations::Europe::SpainMedical Subject Headings::Health Care::Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation::Quality of Health Care::Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms::Epidemiologic Study Characteristics as Topic::Epidemiologic Studies::Case-Control StudiesPeripheral arterial disease in HIV patients older than 50 years of ageresearch article18620492open access10.1089/aid.2008.00011931-8405