Inflammation associates with impaired small arterial elasticity early in HIV disease

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Abstract

We estimated small arterial elasticity and used linear regression to evaluate its association with inflammatory biomarkers among antiretroviral therapy-naïve, HIV-positive patients with high CD4+ counts. After adjustment, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein and interleukin-6 were inversely associated with small arterial elasticity. These data suggest that systemic inflammation may contribute to vascular dysfunction even in very early HIV disease.

Original languageEnglish
JournalOpen Forum Infectious Diseases
Volume5
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 2018
Externally publishedYes

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