Cumulative HIV viremia copy-years and hypertension in people living with HIV.

CONCLUSION: Persistent HIV infection is a risk factor for hypertension among PLWH. Information provided by VCY is more effective than single time-point VL measures in investigating HIV infection-hypertension relationship. Findings of this study support the significance of continuous viral suppression in hypertension prevention among PLWH.
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Source: Current HIV Research - January 30, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Xu Y, Chen X, Wijayabahu A, Zhou Z, Yu B, Spencer EC, Cook RL Tags: Curr HIV Res Source Type: research