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. 2025 Sep 15;38(3):586-588.
doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2025.250014R0.

Pitavastatin Reduces Major Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Events in Adults with HIV

Kathryn K Garner  1 , Chris Colvin  1 , Brock Cardon  2
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Pitavastatin Reduces Major Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Events in Adults with HIV

Kathryn K Garner et al. J Am Board Fam Med. .

Abstract

Initiation of pitavastatin in adults aged 40 to 75 living with HIV treated with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) with low-to-moderate 10-year atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk decreases the incidence of major cardiovascular events (MACE).

Keywords: HIV; Hyperlipidemia; Statin.

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Funding: None. The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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