A 45-year-old cisgender man with HIV is admitted to the hospital with acute chest pain. He has been on and off his antiretroviral medications for the past several years. Recent laboratory studies 1 month ago showed a CD4 count of 116 cells/mm3 and an HIV RNA of 62,890 copies/mL. Two weeks ago, he started taking dolutegravir-abacavir-lamivudine and is tolerating this regimen well.
Which one of the following statements is TRUE regarding this man’s cardiovascular risk?
Figure 1. Veterans Aging Cohort Study: Association of HIV-1 RNA and CD4 Cell Count Values and Risk of Acute Myocardial Infarction
Source: Freiberg MS, Chang CC, Kuller LH, et al. HIV infection and the risk of acute myocardial infarction. JAMA Intern Med. 2013;173:614-22.
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October 1st, 2023
October 1st, 2023
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