Journal
AIDS
Volume 21, Issue 9, Pages 1137-1145Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e32811ebf79
Keywords
intima-media thickness; carotid artery; protease inhibitors; HIV
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- NIAID NIH HHS [K24 AI 56933, U01 AI 27660] Funding Source: Medline
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Objectives: To compare the rate of change in intima-media thickness (IMT) of the carotid artery among uninfected subjects and HIV-infected subjects receiving or not receiving protease inhibitor (PI) regimens over a 144 week period. Design: This prospective, matched cohort study enrolled 133 subjects into 45 triads (groups of three subjects matched by age, sex, race/ethnicity, smoking status, blood pressure, and menopause) from university based outpatient HIV clinics. Each triad consisted of one subject from each of the following groups: 1, HIV-infected subjects with continuous use of PI therapy for >= 2 years; 2, HIV-infected subjects without prior PI use; 3, HIV-uninfected subjects. Methods: Standardized ultrasound images of carotid IMT were collected at weeks 0, 2, 24, 48, 72, 96, and 144. The main outcome was the yearly progression rate of carotid IMT (mm/year). Results: The median yearly IMT progression rate in groups 1, 2, and 3 was 0.0096, 0.0058, and 0.0085 mm/year, respectively. There were no statistically significant differences in progression between groups 1 and 2, or between the combined HIV-positive groups and the HIV-negative control group. A multicovariate model examining predictors of progression in carotid IMT among all subjects contained low density lipoprotein cholesterol and homocysteine. Among HIV subjects, predictors included nadir CD4 cell count and ritonavir use. Conclusions: HIV infection and PI use did not contribute substantially to the rate of carotid IMT progression in our matched study. (C) 2007 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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