Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2891890 | Artery Research | 2009 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Our study provides evidence of decreased wave reflections and similar aortic stiffness, as assessed by PWV, in the early stages of HIV infection in treatment-naive patients compared to controls. Subclinical inflammation and resultant peripheral vasodilatation constitute potential mediators of the whole pathophysiological process.
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Authors
Charalambos Vlachopoulos, Helen Sambatakou, Dimitris Tsiachris, Ilias Mariolis, Konstantinos Aznaouridis, Nikolaos Ioakeimidis, Athanasios J. Archimandritis, Christodoulos Stefanadis,