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Heart Disease & HIV
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- Avoiding Metabolic Problems: Dietary Advice for HIV-Positive People (March/April 2006)
Includes helpful tips and a detailed chart of safe and unsafe foods for people at risk for metabolic problems such as body fat changes, high cholesterol/triglycerides and diabetes.
To read PDF, click here
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- HAART, Heart Attacks and Fish Oil: What Are the Facts? (October 2005)
In Reasons for Hope, from Search for a Cure
- Managing Metabolic Syndrome and Lowering Cardiovascular Risk (May/June 2004)
An overview aimed at HIV-infected patients.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Hyperlipidemia and HIV (May 2005)
Hyperlipidemia is just a fancy word for fats in your bloodstream that usually show up as high cholesterol and triglycerides.
To read PDF, click here
From AIDSinfo
- New Guidelines for Avoiding Heart Disease by Managing High Cholesterol, Triglycerides, or Related Problems in HIV (September 12, 2003)
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
- AIDS Treatment Initiatives: Staying Heart-Healthy (August 2002)
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
- Ask Dr. Brad: Can Flaxseed and Fish Oil Lower Triglycerides? (Spring 2002)
In STEP Perspective, from Seattle Treatment Education Project
- Blood Fat Levels and Anti-HIV Drugs: Now What? (July 2001)
To read PDF, click here
In HIV Treatment ALERTS!, from The Center for AIDS
- How Do You Heal a Broken Heart (August 2000)
Learning to heal after a heart attack.
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
Reducing Your Risk
- Calculate Your Body Mass (Regularly Updated)
An interactive tool.
From National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
- Cholesterol Quiz (Regularly Updated)
What are the steps you can take to reduce your high blood cholesterol?.
From National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
- Create-a-Diet -- Choosing Foods for the Heart Healthy Diet (Regularly Updated)
An interactive site designed to provide you with an idea of how to make the best food choices on the Heart Healthy Diet.
From National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
- Your Guide to Lowering Cholesterol With Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (PDF) (December 2005)
From U.S. National Institutes of Health
- High Blood Cholesterol: What You Need to Know (June 2005)
To read PDF, click here
From U.S. National Institutes of Health
- What's the Difference Between LDL and HDL Cholesterol? (2005)
From American Heart Association
- Managing Medical Conditions Associated With Cardiac Risk in HIV-Positive People (August 2004)
Daniel Wlodarczyk, M.D., provides a detailed overview of the health problems associated with heart risk in people with HIV -- namely hypertension, diabetes and hyperlipidemia.
From HIV InSite
- Guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of Dyslipidemia in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-Infected Adults Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy: Recommendations of the HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Disease Society of America and the Adult (September 3, 2003)
From National AIDS Treatment Advocacy Project
- Cardiovascular Risk Among HIV-Positive Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy (September 2003)
An overview by Judith A. Aberg, M.D.
In IAPAC Monthly, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
- Your Guide to Lowering Blood Pressure (PDF) (May 2003)
From U.S. National Institutes of Health
- Risk Assessment Tool for Estimating 10-Year Risk of Developing Hard CHD (November 19, 2002)
From U.S. National Institutes of Health
- The National Cholesterol Education Program Guidelines (November 19, 2002)
From U.S. National Institutes of Health
- When Tension Rises (April/May 2002)
The dangers of hypertension and how you can avoid them.
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
- Heart Disease Prevention (January 25, 2002)
To read PDF, click here
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
- Tips for Lowering Your Cholesterol (June 15, 2001)
To read PDF, click here
From PositiveWords
- An Ounce of Prevention: A Guide to Heart Health (PDF) (January 1998)
This "photonovela" illustrates practical tips for Latino families who wish to live a heart-healthy lifestyle.
From National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
- Be Heart Smart! Eat Foods Lower in Saturated Fat and Cholesterol (PDF) (September 1997)
From U.S. National Institutes of Health
The Basics
- Cardiovascular Risk and Management in HIV-Infected Patients (PDF) (November/December 2007)
In Topics in HIV Medicine, from International AIDS Society-USA
- Cardiovascular Disease and HIV (April-June 2007)
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
- Omega-3 Fatty Acids Can Cut Triglycerides in HIVers, Study Finds (April 4, 2007)
From Medscape
- The Tingling of My Heart (September/October 2006)
To read PDF, click here
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Metabolic Complications in HIV-Infected Patients Receiving HAART (February 3, 2006)
Free CME/CE credit available for this article on The Body Pro.
From The Body PRO
- Women, HIV and Aging: An Overview of Heart and Bone Risks (Winter 2005/2006)
To read PDF, click here
In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
- Managing Medical Conditions Associated With Cardiac Risk in HIV-Positive People (August 2004)
Daniel Wlodarczyk, M.D., provides a detailed overview of the health problems associated with heart risk in people with HIV -- namely hypertension, diabetes and hyperlipidemia.
From HIV InSite
- HIV Linked to Increased Risk of Blood Clots (June 14, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Pulmonary Hypertension and HIV (March 2002)
To read PDF, click here
From Project Inform
- Homocysteine, HIV and Heart Disease (August 24, 2001)
To read PDF, click here
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
- HAART and the Heart: Lipodystrophy and Cardiovascular Risk (June 2001)
In The PRN Notebook
- HAART to Heart (August 2000)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- Metabolic Changes: Concerns About Heart, Circulatory Risks (May 15, 1998)
Protease inhibitors and cholesterol.
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
- Heart Disease in People with HIV: An Interview with Joseph Sonnabend, M.D. (May 1998)
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
- Cardiac Manifestations in HIV Disease; Injection Drug Users Are More Susceptible (Summer 1994)
In Women Alive Newsletter, from Women Alive
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