Matthew J Feinstein, Robin M Nance, J A Chris Delaney, Susan R Heckbert, Matthew J Budoff, Daniel R Drozd, Greer A Burkholder, James H Willig, Michael J Mugavero, William C Mathews, Richard D Moore, Joseph J Eron, Sonia Napravnik, Peter W Hunt, Elvin Geng, Priscilla Hsue, Inga Peter, William B Lober, Kristina Crothers, Carl Grunfeld, Michael S Saag, Mari M Kitahata, Donald M Lloyd-Jones, Heidi M Crane
BACKGROUND: Persons with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have higher risks for myocardial infarction (MI) than the general population. This is driven in part by higher type 2 MI (T2MI, due to coronary supply-demand mismatch) rates among persons with HIV (PWH). In the general population, T2MI has higher mortality than type 1 MI (T1MI, spontaneous and generally due to plaque rupture and thrombosis). PWH have a greater burden of comorbidities and may therefore have an even greater excess risk for complication and death in the setting of T2MI...
July 31, 2019: BMC Medicine