Prevalence and risk factors of cardiovascular disease among people living with HIV in the Asia-Pacific region: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) due to atherosclerosis have become one of the major causes of death among people living with HIV (PLHIV) since effective antiretroviral therapy (ART) has been available throughout the world. However, the epidemiologic evidence of this problem from the Asia-Pacific region remains unclear. We conducted a systematic review of the situation and risk factors for CVD among PLHIV in countries with the greatest impact of CVD attributable to HIV in the Asia-Pacific region.

Methods

A systematic search in PubMed/MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews databases for articles published before 2019 was conducted. Publications reported situations and risk factors both traditional and HIV-specific for CVD among PLHIV in the r

SUBMITTER: Ruamtawee W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10009940 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature