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01-12-2010 | Poster presentation
Role of HCV infection in the development of carotid atherosclerosis in a cohort of HIV-infected patients
Authors:
S Ferrara, A Tartaglia, T Santantonio, B Grisorio
Published in:
Journal of the International AIDS Society
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Special Issue 4/2010
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Excerpt
HIV-infected patients have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Measurement of carotid artery intima-media-thickness (c-IMT) with colour-doppler-ultrasonography is a well-accepted, non-invasive method to assess carotid atherosclerosis. …