Journal of AIDS & Clinical Research

Julien Paccou

Publications

• Research Article
  Abdominal Aortic Calcification in Patient's Infected by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus
  Author(s): Meriem Sarah Mekki, Sophie Liabeuf, Julien Paccou, Thierry Izet, Cedric Renard, Ziad A Massy and Jean Luc SchmitMeriem Sarah Mekki, Sophie Liabeuf, Julien Paccou, Thierry Izet, Cedric Renard, Ziad A Massy and Jean Luc Schmit
  
  In countries where highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) is available, cardiovascular disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients infected by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Vascular calcification is used as subclinical marker of atherosclerosis. As vascular calcification is now considered to be an active, inflammatory process, its evaluation in HIV-infected patients may thus be clinically relevant. The primary objective of the present study was to determine and compare the prevalence of abdominal aortic calcification (using the multislice spiral computed tomography) in HIV-positive patients receiving HAART and in HIV-negative control subjects. The secondary objective was to determine the risk factors associated with the presence of abdominal aortic calcification in HIV-positive patients. Seventy-seven HIV-positive patients and 77 HIV-negative contro.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-6113.1000351

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