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These were on AIDSMAP, but I think are particularly pertinent on HIV and Aging Day.
Poorer antiretroviral treatment outcomes show need to prioritize older people in HIV test and treat programs. This study was in Uganda, but similar findings have been observed in the industrialized North.
http://www.aidsmap.com/Poorer-ART-outcomes-show-need-to-prioritise-older-people-in-HIV-test-and-treat-programmes/page/3332883/
Also:
Findings of large study suggest that HIV should be considered a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease.
"People living with HIV are twice as likely to develop cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to the findings of a meta-analysis published in Circulation. The research also showed that HIV is the cause of 1% of global CVD cases and that the burden of HIV-associated CVD has tripled over the last 20 years. The majority of HIV-associated CVD was in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia Pacific.
'The crude rate of incident cardiovascular disease was 60 per 10,000 person years and is comparable to other high-risk cardiovascular groups,' write the authors. 'Our estimates have important policy implications for implementing appropriate cardiovascular risk stratification and treatment strategies across healthcare systems, especially in those countries with the greatest burden where resources remain limited.'"
These were on AIDSMAP, but I think are particularly pertinent on HIV and Aging Day.
Poorer antiretroviral treatment outcomes show need to prioritize older people in HIV test and treat programs. This study was in Uganda, but similar findings have been observed in the industrialized North.
http://www.aidsmap.com/Poorer-ART-outcomes-show-need-to-prioritise-older-people-in-HIV-test-and-treat-programmes/page/3332883/
Also:
Findings of large study suggest that HIV should be considered a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease.
"People living with HIV are twice as likely to develop cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to the findings of a meta-analysis published in Circulation. The research also showed that HIV is the cause of 1% of global CVD cases and that the burden of HIV-associated CVD has tripled over the last 20 years. The majority of HIV-associated CVD was in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia Pacific.
'The crude rate of incident cardiovascular disease was 60 per 10,000 person years and is comparable to other high-risk cardiovascular groups,' write the authors. 'Our estimates have important policy implications for implementing appropriate cardiovascular risk stratification and treatment strategies across healthcare systems, especially in those countries with the greatest burden where resources remain limited.'"