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Current and temporal exposure to integrase strand transfer inhibitors are not associated with hypertension or arterial stiffness in people with HIV
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Gaetano Alfano1, Jovana Milic2, Federico Motta3, Anna Spadoni4, Maddalena Albertini4, Irene Baldisserotto4, Nicole Barp4, Marianna Menozzi4, Gianluca Cuomo4, Giuseppe Mancini4, Cristina Mussini2,4, Gabriele Donati1, Giovanni Guaraldi2,4
1 Nephrology Dialysis and Transplant Unit, University Hospital of Modena, Modena, Italy; 2
Department of Surgical, Medical, Dental and Morphological Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy; 3 Department of Physical, Computer and Mathematical Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy; 4 Department of Infectious Diseases, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria, Policlinico of Modena, Modena, Italy;
Arterial stiffness is an independent predictor of cardiovascular events, and its study can provide important information regarding the individual’s cardiovascular morbidity or mortality risk [11]. The aortic pulse wave velocity, or carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (PWV), is considered the gold standard for arterial stiffness assessment [11].
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