People living with HIV have a higher risk of developing heart failure and are more likely to be women and people under the age of 40, according to a new major US study, the HIV Heart Study.
The researchers, led by epidemiologist Dr. Michael Silverberg of the Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in California, who published the study in the American medical journal Mayo Clinic Proceedings, analyzed data from nearly 39,000 people living with HIV (HIV). ) and ten times as many people without HIV. HIV patients were found to be 68% more likely to develop heart failure.
“Cardiovascular disease has been a major source of concern for people with HIV for many years. But most research to date has focused on the risk of stroke and heart attack. “The new study shows that the increased risk is also related to heart failure,” said Silverberg.
The researchers said that people with HIV and their doctors should be aware that shortness of breath, fatigue, swelling in the legs, cough and chest pain may be signs of early heart failure.
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