Coronary Artery Disease in HIV-Infected Patients: Clinical Presentation, Pathophysiology, Prognosis, Prevention, and Treatment

Statins in HIV-associated lipodystrophy and metabolic syndrome: is there a missing link?

“…The first case of coronary artery disease (CAD), published in 1998, followed by several case reports and series, thus, raised concerns about an emerging cardiovascular risk for patients. The prevention of CAD and the treatment of metabolic disorders therefore constitute new challenges in HIV medicine [5].…”