Cardiovascular Conditions of Patients on HIV Therapy

Successful anti-infective therapy of patients submitted to contemporary HIV treatment decreased mortality between 2007 and 2017 by 51% in association with a decrease in of 17% in incidence; decrease in mortality associated with a smaller decrease in incidence means more people living with HIV disease. In Brazil, annualised rate of change in mortality was -1.2% (-1.4% to -1.0%). In many countries the survival rate of patients increased. Therefore, other non-infectious ailments such as prevalent cardiovascular diseases came to the attention of physicians in charge for the patients.

Prevention is a mainstay in the health care of patients. Patients on successful HIV treatment may incur in either asymptomatic or symptomatic conditions that may be risk factors for cardiovascular diseases or demonstrate metabolic abnormalities that need medical attention. Further, new technologies were studied in order to investigate in more depth vascular health either as screening, or a diagnostic tool or treatment strategies.

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