Heart Disease and HIV
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Caring for Your Heart
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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...
HIV and Hyperlipidemia
Key PointsHyperlipidemia refers to high levels of fat in the blood, including cholesterol and triglycerides. Hyperlipidemia increases the risk of heart disease, gall bladder disease, and pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas).HIV infection and t...
Proactive Steps Needed to Address High Burden of Cardiovascular Disease in People Living With HIV
The health of people living with HIV who are in care and on treatment has dramatically improved over the years. Now the focus is appropriately shifting to long-term health risks, such as cardiovascular disease.
All Systems GO: Three Organ Systems Affected by Aging, Medications and HIV
This brief overview looks at diseases in three organ systems with an overlap between aging and HIV that are most commonly of concern to older people with HIV.
HIV and Cardiovascular Disease
HIV and Cardiovascular Disease Why Should People With HIV Care About CVD? What Causes CVD? How Do We Measure CVD Risk? How Can You Reduce the Risk of CVD? What About Changing Medications?
HIV and Cardiovascular Disease
Cardiovascular di...
What You Can Do to Control Your Risk for Heart Complications
"Your doc's recommendations for reducing your chance of a heart attack or stroke are important, but are also only one part of a larger strategy that anyone can employ for themselves," HIV specialist Paul DenOuden, M.D., explains. In this Q&A column i...
High Cholesterol -- Medicines to Help You
Cholesterol is a kind of fat in your blood. Your body makes its own cholesterol but you also get it from the foods you eat like meat, potato chips, cookies, and eggs. Some people have too much cholesterol in their blood.
Cholesterol can build up on ...
The Beating of Your Heart
The Beating of Your Heart
Joyce Turner Keller stumbled onto a meeting on heart disease in HIV while attending the Ryan White conference in Washington, D.C. in August. As a woman in her 50's living with HIV for more than 10 years, and taking HAART (h...
Avoiding Metabolic Problems: Dietary Advice for HIV-Positive People
Today HIV management in the developed world is not just about clobbering the virus. It's about whole health and improved quality of life. Simpler medication regimens and symptom management are not the only priorities. HIV treatment now includes strat...