Individuals infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have increased risk of cardiovascular events. It is unknown whether T cell activation and senescence, 2 immunologic sequelae of HIV infection, are associated with vascular disease among HIV-infected adults.
Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, Bronx, New York 10461, USA. rkaplan@aecom.yu.edu