Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiología clínica
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Enferm. Infecc. Microbiol. Clin. · Nov 2011
[Asymptomatic peripheral arterial disease detected by the ankle-brachial index in HIV-infected patients: prevalence and associated risk factors].
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection has been associated with a higher risk of subclinical atherosclerosis and cardiovascular events. Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a good marker of systemic atherosclerosis and a powerful predictor of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of asymptomatic PAD and associated risk factors in HIV-infected people. ⋯ Prevalence of asymptomatic PAD in a relatively young HIV-infected cohort is similar to that observed in the uninfected middle-aged adult population. Overweight, obesity and advanced clinical stage of HIV infection (AIDS-defining conditions) were identified as independent risk factors for PAD.