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Risk Assessment And The Utility Of Ct Coronary Angiography For Coronary Artery Disease In Hiv Infection, James Nadel
Risk Assessment And The Utility Of Ct Coronary Angiography For Coronary Artery Disease In Hiv Infection, James Nadel
Theses
Background
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is now considered a chronic, treatable disease, although treatment is associated with increased rates of coronary artery disease (CAD). Screening of this at-risk population for CAD remains contentious. The aim of this thesis is to provide some guidance into the management of cardiovascular disease in HIV and examine the utility of screening CTCA in this population group.
Methods
We set out to disseminate our generated results via publications. The first paper was a literature review that sought to provide insight into the management of this complex population, in particular focusing on the risk assessment …