Physical capacity, body composition and immune-inflammatory markers are associated with risk of cardiovascular disease in sedentary people living with HIV

Editorial for “Cardiac MRI‐Based Assessment of Myocardial Injury in Asymptomatic People Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus: Correlation With nadir CD4 Count”

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A magnetic personality doesn't necessarily indicate a good heart Laura Linney R ecent studies have reported that the risk of cardiovascular disease has increased more than 2-fold in people living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLWH), reaching a burden of 80% in 2030. [1][2][3] In this issue of the journal, the authors used a sample of 130 people to explore whether differences in cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings were observed between asymptomatic PVWH patients (N = 80) and controls (N = 50). The inclusion criteria for the PLHIV group were adult patients receiving combination antiretroviral therapy (ART), and the exclusion criteria were no prior history of the following: acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)-related complications, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and myocardial infarction.

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“…Recent studies have reported that the risk of cardiovascular disease has increased more than 2‐fold in people living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLWH), reaching a burden of 80% in 2030 1–3 . In this issue of the journal, the authors used a sample of 130 people to explore whether differences in cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings were observed between asymptomatic PVWH patients ( N = 80) and controls ( N = 50).…”