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Title: Under-utilization of statins among people with HIV who were aged 40 years or older
Authors: Wu, Pei-Ying
Sun, Hsin-Yun
Huang, Yu-Shan
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Keywords: Lipid-lowering agent
Dyslipidemia
Major adverse cardiovascular event
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
Diabetes mellitus
Non-communicable disease
Issue Date: Feb-2024
Publisher: Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection
Series/Report no.: Short Communication;200-203
Abstract: From June 2022 to April 2023, 1629 HIV-positive participants were assessed for the risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). The 10-year ASCVD risk of <5 %, 5 % to <7.5 %, 7.5 % to <20 % and 20 % were 59.9 %, 14.4 %, 20.7 % and 5.0 %, respectively; 440 (27.0 %) participants met the criteria for statin therapy, but only 171 (38.8 %) were prescribed statins.
URI: http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/9024
ISSN: 1684-1182
Appears in Collections:Vol. 57 No. 1 (2024)

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