Risk of heart attack due to HIV infection

82,459 U.S. veterans study, the majority of people saw. The Internal Medicine, Journal of the American Medical Association publication was published in the archives.
The three age groups, the average incidence of heart attack and significantly more frequent for people who are HIV positive compared to uninfected veterans was.
Such as disease, high blood pressure and cholesterol, cigarette smoking, alcohol and after adjusting for risk factors, HIV-positive subjects in this study uninfected people at high risk of heart attack was 50 percent.
Research Matthew Freiberg University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, was led by.
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A study published in July by Jama show that those who are HIV positive two heart attack or stroke compared to uninfected people is at risk. The authors of this study inflammation of arteries is associated with increased risk.