The Association Between Rheumatic Disease Therapies and Cardiovascular Outcomes in People with HIV-A Retrospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT: Introduction: Inflammation is a significant contributor to cardiovascular disease (CVD) in people with HIV (PWH), who face twice the risk of CVD compared to the general population. The presence of co-existing rheumatic disease (RD) may further exacerbate inflammation and increase the incidence of CVD events in this population. Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study using electronic health record (EHR) data from the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Atlanta, covering the period from 2000 to 2019. A total of 5000 patients aged 20-87 years who were diagnosed with HIV and receiving care at the Atlanta VAMC between 2000 and 2019 were eligible for this analysis. This study included 3930 veterans with HIV and assessed the impact of rheumatic disease therapies (RDTs) on

SUBMITTER: Titanji BK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11508247 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature