Long-term HIV treatment may reduce risk for atherosclerosis
Monday, August 4, 2008 - 13:42
in Health & Medicine
Antiretroviral drugs for HIV do not increase the risk for coronary atherosclerosis, a central risk factor for heart disease, according to a study led by the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health to be published in the Aug. 8 issue of the journal AIDS and available online today. The results further suggest that antiretroviral therapy may offer men with HIV some protection against atherosclerosis - hardening of the arteries, caused in part by high levels of cholesterol, smoking and other lifestyle factors.