Category Archives: Co-morbidities

Global prevalence of hypertension among people living with HIV: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2017

The purpose of this study was to estimate, through meta-analysis, the global prevalence of hypertension among people living with HIV (PLWH). A total of 49 studies published during 2011-2016 with...

Integrating cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, and diabetes with HIV services: A systematic review

2017

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including cardiovascular diseases (CVD), hypertension and diabetes together with HIV infection are among the major public health concerns worldwide. Health services for HIV and NCDs require health...

HIV/HCV coinfection and the risk of cardiovascular disease: A meta-analysis

2017

The emergence of improved antiretroviral therapy has increased the life expectancy of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected individuals, although there is an increased susceptibility to developing cardiovascular diseases (CVD). The risk...

Non-communicable diseases and HIV care and treatment: Models of integrated service delivery

2017

OBJECTIVES: Non-communicable diseases (NCD) are a growing cause of morbidity in low-income countries including in people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Integration of NCD and HIV services can build...

HIV infection as vascular risk: A systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis

2017

IMPORTANCE: The vascular risk attributable to HIV infection is rising. The heterogeneity of the samples studied is an obstacle to understanding whether HIV is a vascular risk across geographic regions....

Registry-based outcome assessment in haemophilia: A scoping study to explore the available evidence

2016

Haemophilia is a congenital disorder with bleeding episodes as its primary symptom. These episodes can result in negative outcomes including joint damage, loss of active days due to hospitalization and...

Carcinogenicity of human papillomavirus (HPV) types in HIV-positive women: A meta-analysis from HPV infection to cervical cancer

2017

Background.: Data on the relative carcinogenic potential of human papillomavirus (HPV) types among women infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (WHIV) are needed to inform prevention programs for this population....

Influence of vitamin D on liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C: A systematic review and meta-analysis of the pooled clinical trials data

2017

AIM: To investigate the relationship between vitamin D and liver fibrosis in hepatitis C-monoinfected or hepatitis C virus (HCV)-human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) co-infected patients. METHODS: Pertinent studies were located by...

New treatment strategies for HIV-positive cancer patients undergoing antiblastic chemotherapy

2016

INTRODUCTION: The introduction of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) into clinical practice has dramatically changed the outcome of HIV-infected patients by prolonging their survival. The increase in life expectancy has...

Healthy aging in older women living with HIV infection: A systematic review of psychosocial factors

2017

Due to life-enhancing effects of antiretroviral therapy, HIV-positive persons have the potential for long life comparable to their uninfected peers. Older women (age 50+) living with HIV (OWLH) are often...

HIV infection and aortic stiffness

2017

People living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and receiving antiretroviral therapy now have the same life expectancy as the general population. However, they have a higher risk of atherosclerotic...

Meta-analysis: Outcomes of total knee arthroplasty in the haemophilia population

2016

INTRODUCTION: People with haemophilia (PWH) experience end stage joint disease as a result of repeated hemarthrosis, commonly leading to total knee arthroplasty (TKA). AIM: The goal of this meta-analysis is...

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