HIGH VISCERAL ADIPOSITY INDEX (VAI) SCORE BEFORE AND AFTER TREATMENT IN YOUNGH HIV-POSITIVE PATIENTS

The new therapies in HIV-positive patients are extremely effective in terms of immunological response. In western countries the mortality rate was reduced by 100% from 1984 to the current 8.8%. HIV people are now patients with a chronic disease characterized by also metabolic disorders. Long term virus alterations and treatment sideeffects induced lipid disorders, in particular hypercholesterolemia and hypertriglyceridemia. To assess cardiovascular risk (CVR) in HIV patients. From April 2012 to January 2013 we evaluated 20 HIV-positive naive patients, no HBV-HCV coinfected (19 males, age range 21-42 years, mean 31.8 + 4.8, BMI 23.5 + 3.8). Before and after inhibitor proteases (IP) treatment…