Elevated cardiovascular risk in people with HIV: the association with coronary artery calcification and endothelial dysfunction
PWH in northern Nigeria have a higher burden of CAD compared to HIV-negative controls, with greater CAC and endothelial dysfunction, independent of viral load status. These findings highlight the need for routine cardiovascular screening and integration of cardiovascular disease prevention into HIV care.
Authors
- Mahmoud Umar Sani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8946-129X)
- Hülya Dede (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3460-3307)
- Zainab Uba Ibrahim
- Muktar Hassan Aliyu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9504-4679)
- C. William Wester (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8375-3926)
- Abbas Rabiu Muhammad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7139-9341)
- Celestine N. Wanjalla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9159-5414)
- Faisal Saleh Dankishiya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5813-5264)
- Idris Garba
- Ahmad Bashir Umar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8659-9135)
- Anas Ismail (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2148-7367)
- Kabir Isyaku
- Mohammed Kabir Saleh
Institutions
- Africa Center (US)
- Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (NG)
- Vanderbilt Health (US)
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center (US)
- Bayero University Kano (NG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- AIDS
- Published
- 2025-11-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/qad.0000000000004414
- Primary Topic
- HIV-related health complications and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00