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Editorial
. 2020 Sep;9(17):e018140.
doi: 10.1161/JAHA.120.018140. Epub 2020 Aug 26.

Secondary Prevention of Myocardial Infarction in People Living With HIV Infection

Sebhat Erqou  1   2 , Maria C Rodriguez-Barradas  3   4
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Editorial

Secondary Prevention of Myocardial Infarction in People Living With HIV Infection

Sebhat Erqou et al. J Am Heart Assoc. 2020 Sep.
No abstract available

Keywords: Editorials; HIV infection; heart failure; myocardial infarction; prevention.

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Conflict of interest statement

Dr Erqou has received funding support from the Rhode Island Foundation and the Providence‐Boston Center for AIDS Research. Drs Erqou and Rodriguez‐Barradas are employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs. The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the positions or policy of the Department of Veterans Affairs or the US government.

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Figure 1
Figure 1. Recurrent cardiovascular event: people living with HIV (PLHIV) vs HIV(−) controls.
The effect estimates are unadjusted odds ratios (ORs), but cases and controls have been matched on certain variables in most of the studies, as shown in the Table. References: current study 8 ; Badr, 2015 19 ; Carballo, 2015 7 ; Lorgis, 2013 10 ; Ren, 2009 20 ; Boccara, 2006 21 ; Hsue, 2004 12 ; and Matetzky, 2003. 22 ACS indicates acute coronary syndrome; HF, heart failure; MACE, major adverse cardiac event; MI, myocardial infarction; and Revascularization, percutaneous coronary intervention or coronary artery bypass graft.
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Comment on

  • HIV Infection and Long-Term Residual Cardiovascular Risk After Acute Coronary Syndrome.
    Boccara F, Mary-Krause M, Potard V, Teiger E, Lang S, Hammoudi N, Chauvet M, Ederhy S, Dufour-Soulat L, Ancedy Y, Nhan P, Adavane S, Steg PG, Funck-Brentano C, Costagliola D, Cohen A; PACS‐HIV (Prognosis of Acute Coronary Syndrome in HIV‐Infected Patients) Investigators †. Boccara F, et al. J Am Heart Assoc. 2020 Sep;9(17):e017578. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.119.017578. Epub 2020 Aug 26. J Am Heart Assoc. 2020. PMID: 32844734 Free PMC article.

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