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270 Increased hospital mortality in HIV-infected patients with acute coronary or cerebrovascular syndromes. Analysis from a French nationwide hospita…
2011
Background After more than two decades of the AIDS epidemic, the spectrum of HIV-associated vascular diseases has considerably evolved from infectious disease with improved survival, to premature atherosclerosis. As a consequence, acute atherosclerosis complications, such as acute coronary and cerebrovascular syndromes (ACS and CVS) are currently growing. However, only few data are available on HIV-infected patients in the setting of ACS/CVS. The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of HIV, as well as the characteristics and hospital case fatality of HIV-infected patients with CVS and ACS. Methods From the French nationwide hospital medical information database, data fro…
GLP-1 receptor agonists, carotid atherosclerosis and retinopathy
2017
It is known that diabetes is associated with the development of premature atherosclerosis and microvascular complications and consequently increased cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality. In ...