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June 17, 2009

HIV Infection and the Risk for Carotid Atherosclerosis

"In a cross-sectional study, HIV infection was independently associated with increased carotid-artery intima–media thickness, a marker of preclinical atherosclerosis, at a magnitude similar to that of traditional cardiovascular risk factors."

Read more in JournalWATCH, June 15, 2009.

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