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Dealing With Heart Disease When You Have Hiv
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heart disease with hivcan you tell me what effect Sustiva, zerit, & epivir has on your heart? Pos in 90, started meds 2000 heart attack 23 months later and threw a clot two months ago. Need info on how HIV can/could have caused this heart condition.Thanks,Randy...Response from Keith Henry, M.D.
University of Minnesota, School of Medicine
Much of the cardiac risk seen in HIV + persons are linked to standard risk factor for coronary artery disease (such as smoking, family history, exercise levels, blood pressure, diabetes, cholesterol levels). Sustiva based regimens have generally had...
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Heart Disease HIV and MedicationsI have been HIV+ for 18 years. I started therapy 3 years ago and the only med I've ever... Read more »Heart Disease and Newly HIV Positive - BYWhat affects does HIV Medication have on the vascular system? Are there any Drs. that may be... Read more »
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Study Finds Heart Disease in Young HIV-Positive MenThe widespread availability of potent anti-HIV therapy has prolonged the survival of HIV-positive people, particularly those who live in high-income countries and who are engaged in their care and treatment. However, anti-HIV therapy does not cure... Read more »World Health Organization Says Deaths From Cancer, Heart Disease, Road Crashes to Soar While HIV/AIDS Deaths to Decline Near 2030In its recently released "World Health Statistics 2008," the World Health Organization said deaths from noncommunicable diseases and traffic accidents are set to soar in the next 20 years as the developing world's populations becomes wealthier and... Read more »Untreated HIV Associated With Less-"Elastic" Arteries, Raising Heart Disease Risk, Study FindsWe know all too well that HIV causes bad things to happen in your body. But lately, we've seen increasing evidence that it particularly affects your heart. A new study published in the September 2009 issue of the Journal of Acquired Immune... Read more »HIV Infection Raises Heart Failure Risk -- StudyHIV infection is a risk factor for heart failure, even for patients without a previous history of coronary disease, a new study finds. Higher viral loads were associated with a higher risk of heart failure. The US study involved 8,486... Read more »
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HIV+ and Heart Disease
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
Looking to chat/email with Gay HIV+ Men, Long term non progressors, who have experienced heart attacks. I am 50, in great shape, health, work as Development Officer for an HIV/AIDS dedicated clinic, known in the community and the state (Rochester,...
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Liver cancer, heart disease, counts, resistance
Posted by ScotCharles, 3 Replies
Generally, people develop resistance to Sustiva quickly since only one protein needs to mutate in the virus to render the drug ineffective. Monitor your counts closely and ask your doctor for a resistance panel if your counts change for the worse....
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HIV a DISEASE or a CONDITION
Posted by Survivor, 4 Replies
SO WHAT IS IT??? This is a very intersting question is it not...? Pharma says it's a Condition, others +ve and -ve say its a disease and or condtion.. WHATS THE BLOODY ANSWER!?!?!?! "Oh Eric, I am so sorry for you, thats a horrible disease." ... Read more » 4 stages to HIV disease
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
AMFAR AIDS HANDBOOK (Chapter 4, Page 53 )There are four stages to HIV disease 1) Acute Infection Stage (500-1200 CD4s)- begins immediately after hiv enters the body and starts multiplying in infected cells. Acute infection ends about 2-6 weeks... Read more » Advertisement Advertisement
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