Evaluation of cardiovascular risk in HIV positive patients in a specialized center at Santiago, Chile Evaluación del riesgo cardiovascular en pacientes con infección por VIH en un centro de atención de salud especializado en Santiago de Chile

Abstract

© 2016, Sociedad Chilena de Infectologia. All rights reserved.Antiretroviral therapy has changed the course of HIV epidemic, as consequence, the patients present the same medical conditions than the rest of the population, including cardiovascular diseases. Aim: To describe the evolution of cardiovascular risk of HIV positive patients attending to a HIV/AIDS integral clinical center. Clinical charts were reviewed, looking for cardiovascular risk markers. Our findings showed a deficient evaluation of the cardiovascular basal risks at first medical control and patients had important metabolic alterations despite hypolipidemic treatment. Given the higher cardiovascular risk of this population, increasing the effort on diagnosis and treatment of HIV patients is required.