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Review
. 2006 Nov;3(11):e496.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030496.

Does HIV cause cardiovascular disease?

Andrew Carr  1 , Daniel Ory
Affiliations
Review

Does HIV cause cardiovascular disease?

Andrew Carr et al. PLoS Med. 2006 Nov.

Abstract

The authors discuss a study in PLoS Biology that investigated whether the lower levels of HDL cholesterol in patients with HIV may be due to impaired cholesterol efflux from macrophages.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing Interests: AC has received research grants or funding from Abbott, Boehringer Ingelheim, and Roche; consultancy fees from Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Gilead Sciences, GlaxoSmithKline, and Roche; lecture sponsorships from Abbott, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol-Myers Squibb, and GlaxoSmithKline; and has served on advisory boards for Bristol-Myers Squibb, GlaxoSmithKline, and Roche. DO has received research grants or funding from Pfizer, and consultancy fees from Merck and GlaxoSmithKline.

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