Noncalcified Coronary Plaque and Macrophage Activation are
Increased in HIV-Infected Women
Reported by Jules Levin
CROI 2013
Kathleen V. Fitch1; Suhny Abbara2; Tricia H. Burdo3; Kenneth C. Williams3, Peace Eneh1; Janet Lo1; Steven Grinspoon1
1Program in Nutritional Metabolism 2Cardiovascular Imaging Section, Department of Radiology
Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA · 3Department of Biology, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA
CROI: Subclinical Heart Disease is Greater Among HIV+ vs HIV- & Increases with Age in MACS - (03/11/13)....noncalcified plaque in men presented by Wnndy Post; young HIV+ men with well-controlled HIV have higher burden of plaque vulnerable to rupture, presented by Steve Grinspoon using CT angiography, the men's study vs women's study below
