Plasma monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 and tumor necrosis factor-a levels predict the presence of coronary artery calcium in HIV-infected individuals independent of traditional cardiovascular risk factors.

Shikuma CM, Barbour JD, Ndhlovu LC, Keating SM, Norris PJ, Budoff M, Parikh N, Seto T, Gangcuangco LM, Ogata-Arakaki D, Chow D. Plasma monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 and tumor necrosis factor-a levels predict the presence of coronary artery calcium in HIV-infected individuals independent of traditional cardiovascular risk factors. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2014 Feb; 30(2):142-6.

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subject areas

Atherosclerosis
Calcium
Chemokine CCL2
Cohort Studies
Coronary Artery Disease
Female
Hawaii
HIV Infections
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Middle Aged
Plasma
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

authors with profiles

Cecilia M. Shikuma,MD
Dominic Chow, MD, PhD, MPH
Todd B. Seto, MD
Lishomwa Ndhlovu, MD PhD

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