Getting Heart Disease When You Have Hiv

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Caring for Your Heart if You Have HIV/AIDS

Table of Contents Heart Disease Basics Symptoms of Heart Attack Risk Factors for Heart Disease HIV and Heart Disease Reducing the Risk for Heart Disease Taking Care of Yourself Heart Disease Basics Many people think of heart disease as a problem for men, yet heart diseaseis the leading cause of death for women in the US. In fact, five times as manyAmerican women die from heart attacks each year as die from breast cancer. ...

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hep b,hiv and heart disease

my question is this i am hiv+ and have heart disease had a guad by pass in 99 my partner and i have been what i thought in a monagamus realationship he just tested positive for hep b now with me having hiv and chf with my heart what should i expect...

Response from Douglas T. Dieterich, M.D.

New York University, School of Medicine

You may not have hep B or you may have already had it! You should get tested and if you are negative then you should get vaccinated. However chances are you have already had HBV and gotten better and you are immune! DTD... Read more »

heart disease with hiv

can 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... Read more »

Pre-existing Heart Disease and Newly Diagnosed w/HIV

I have an artificial aorta valve and have had it since I was 15. I am 27 now and was recently diagnosed w/HIV. I regularly see a cardioligist and am on Coumadin. I have not, however, seen a cardiologist since my HIV diagnosis and am not scheduled...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

Your doctor is correct, in my opinion.Your artificial heart valve shouldn't place you at any excess risk for coronary (cholesterol-related) heart disease. While there are associations of certain HIV medications and elevations in cholesterol,... Read more »

Heart Disease HIV and Medications

I have been HIV+ for 18 years. I started therapy 3 years ago and the only med I've ever taken has been Trizivir for the past 3 years. I started in Feb/03 and it seems that ever since I started the drug, it's been an ongoing nightmare. I...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Some patients may have a genetic susceptibility to either the mitochodrial effects of nuke drugs. You might consider a nuke sparing regimen or at least a thymidine analogue sparing regimen such as switching the Trizivir to Epzicom dropping the AZT.... 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,... Read more »

oral sex and chances of getting disease

Posted by yasar2040, 1 Reply

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I am a married man, my wife does not like to have oral sex. But I have been really crazy about it.

I had taken a massage service by a lady, out of excitement I paid extra money and asked lady to massage private part. I also touched my tongue to... Read more »

Getting HIV result tomorrow

Posted by Anonymous, 6 Replies

I am very scared. I have been told that the risk was very low and so low that one of the ASO counsellers would bet everything she has that I would be ok. With the sympthoms I have, I am quite certain that I've already been infected. My life has been... Read more »

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.... Read more »

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