cardiovascular

Heart Disease and HIV- What to Do?

Some HIV+ people have emailed me worried about this report: Heart Attacks Found Early and Frequently in HIV Positive People Calculate your 5 year estimated cardiovascular risk: D-A-D Cardiovascular Risk Equation for HIV+ People My suggestions to minimize heart disease (not in any other of importance): 1- Do not smoke 2- Keep your cholesterol and triglycerides within normal ranges …

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Dolutegravir, Trii and new abacavir data- How it all ties together

By Nelson Vergel Powerusa.org Dr Joe Eron presented new dosing and efficacy phase 2b data on the new GSK integrase inhibitor dolutegravir (DTG, S/GSK1349572) using 50 mg twice a day in patients whose HIV virus has developed resistance to raltegravir (Isentress). Prior data presented in Vienna from a cohort (cohort 1) of patients who took …

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