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Patients infected with HIV have an increased risk for accelerated atherosclerosis. Elevated levels of osteoprotegerin, an inflammatory cytokine receptor, have been associated with a high incidence of cardiovascular disease (including peripheral arterial disease, or PAD), acute coronary syndrome, and cardiovascular mortality. The objective of this study was to determine whether PAD is prevalent in an HIV-infected population, and to identify an association with HIV-specific and traditional cardiovascular risk factors, as well as levels of osteoprotegerin.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Zena and Michael A Wiener Cardiovascular Institute and Marie-Joseìe and Henry R Kravis Center for Cardiovascular Health, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA. james.j.jang@kp.org
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