| Title | The risk of incident coronary heart disease among veterans with and without HIV and hepatitis C. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2011 |
| Authors | Freiberg, Matthew S., Chung-Chou H. Chang, Melissa Skanderson, Kathleen McGinnis, Lewis H. Kuller, Kevin L. Kraemer, David Rimland, Matthew B. Goetz, Adeel A. Butt, Maria C. Rodriguez Barradas, Cynthia Gibert, David Leaf, Sheldon T. Brown, Jeffrey Samet, Lewis Kazis, Kendall Bryant, and Amy C. Justice |
| Corporate Authors | Veterans Aging Cohort Study |
| Journal | Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pagination | 425-32 |
| Date Published | 2011 Jul |
| ISSN | 1941-7705 |
| Keywords | Adult, CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes, Cell Count, Coronary Disease, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Hepatitis C, HIV Infections, Humans, Incidence, Male, Middle Aged, Risk, Survival Analysis, Veterans |
| Abstract | Whether hepatitis C virus (HCV) confers additional coronary heart disease (CHD) risk among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected individuals is unclear. Without appropriate adjustment for antiretroviral therapy, CD4 count, and HIV-1 RNA and substantially different mortality rates among those with and without HIV and HCV infection, the association between HIV, HCV, and CHD may be obscured. |
| DOI | 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.110.957415 |
| Alternate Journal | Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes |
