Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in HIV-Infected Patients

Abstract

Abstract From the onset of the first case until now, HIV infection is one of the most studied pathologies in the medical field, due to the incompletely known action of the virus per se, as well as the comorbidities associated with it. Currently, a field of interest in research is occupied by cardiovascular comorbidities, being more and more frequent at PLWH. From the pathophysiological mechanisms of action, the traditional and modern CV risk factors, the scores with relative predictability to the adverse effects of ARV therapy, CVD at PLWH represent an incomplete studied field, which requires further investigation.