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Table 2 HIV parameters at first AMI episode

From: Increased mortality after a first myocardial infarction in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients; a nested cohort study

 

SHCS

 

HIV-positive subjects

 

N Total

 

Transmission risk category

133

 

Heterosexual intercourse

 

42 (32)

Injection drug use

 

20 (15)

Men-who-have-sex-with-men

 

61 (46)

Other/unknown

 

10 (7)

Time since HIV diagnosis (years)

124

12 (8–18)

Patients with viral load <40 copies per mL

123

95 (77)

CD4 cell count per mm3

129

462 (347–701)

Antiretroviral treatment at the first episode of AMI

  

Antiretroviral naïve

133

1 (1)

Not naïve, but not currently on antiretroviral drugs

133

12 (7)

On antiretroviral drugs

133

120 (90)

Antiretroviral regimen containing abacavir

120

51 (43)

Exposure to antiretroviral treatments (previous and current)

  

Patients on PI (previous or current)

132

113 (85.6)

Median duration of PI therapy (years)

113

5.6 (3.5–9.4)

Patients under NNRTI (previous or current)

132

88 (86)

Median duration of NNRTI therapy (years)

88

3.5 (0.6–5.9)

Patients on NRTI (previous or current)

132

126 (95)

Median duration of NRTI therapy (years)

126

(6.7–15.1)

  1. Data are no. (%) of subjects or median (interquartile range). PI, protease inhibitors; NNRTI, non-nucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitors; NRTI, nucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitors.