TY - JOUR AU - Beires, Maria Teresa AU - Silva-Pinto, André AU - Santos, Ana Cristina AU - Madureira, António José AU - Pereira, Jorge AU - Carvalho, Davide AU - Sarmento, António AU - Freitas, Paula PY - 2018 DA - 2018/01/11 TI - Visceral adipose tissue and carotid intima-media thickness in HIV-infected patients undergoing cART: a prospective cohort study JO - BMC Infectious Diseases SP - 32 VL - 18 IS - 1 AB - Combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) in HIV-infected patients has been associated with lipodystrophy, metabolic abnormalities, and an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Ultrasound measures of carotid artery intima-media thickness (cIMT) have been used as a valid measure of subclinical atherosclerosis and as a tool to predict the risk of cardiovascular events. Our aim was to evaluate the progression of cIMT in HIV-infected patients subjected to cART, with and without lipodystrophy, over a one-year period. SN - 1471-2334 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-017-2884-9 DO - 10.1186/s12879-017-2884-9 ID - Beires2018 ER -