Subclinical Myocardial Fibrosis in South African Youth With HIV: Results From the CTAAC-Heart Study
Despite ART use, YPHIV and YNPHIV appear to have higher subclinical myocardial fibrosis than youth who are HIV seronegative and healthy adults in South Africa and may benefit from early screening/monitoring for cardiovascular disease.
Authors
- Grace A. McComsey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2690-8888)
- Morné Kahts
- Jennifer Jao
- Nana Akua Asafu‐Agyei
- Ntobeko Ntusi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2347-7883)
- Emma Carkeek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3202-1848)
- Mothabisi Nare Nyathi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6172-6249)
- Lauren C. Balmert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5476-4514)
- Irwin J. Kurland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9633-1917)
- Heather Joy Zar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9046-759X)
- Nomawethu Jele
- Daniel Egan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6863-6432)
- Landon Myer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8106-7658)
- Justine Legbedze
- Stephen Jermy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7045-3863)
- Tafadzwa Mautsa
- Matthew Feinstein
Institutions
- South African Medical Research Council (ZA)
- Northwestern University (US)
- Lurie Children's Hospital (US)
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine (US)
- University of Cape Town (ZA)
- Universities Research Association (US)
- Digital Research Alliance of Canada
- Case Western Reserve University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Open Forum Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2024-09-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofae555
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- HIV-related health complications and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.45
Funders
- South African Medical Research Council
- University of Cape Town
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development