Category Archives: Co-morbidities

No relationship between TNF-alpha genetic variants and combination antiretroviral therapy-related lipodystrophy syndrome in HIV type 1-infected patients: A case-control study and a meta-analysis

2011

Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) is thought to be involved in the pathogenic and metabolic events associated with HIV-1 infection. We assessed whether carriage of the TNF-alpha gene promoter single...

Management of dental patients who are HIV-positive: Antifungal treatments

2001

This is the second in a series of systematic reviews of critical oral health care issues collaboratively supported by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) and the...

Anal human papillomavirus infection and associated neoplastic lesions in men who have sex with men: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2012

BACKGROUND: Men who have sex with men (MSM) are at greatly increased risk of human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated anal cancer. Screening for the presumed cancer precursor, high-grade anal intraepithelial neoplasia (AIN),...

HIV positivity, protease inhibitor exposure and subclinical atherosclerosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

2009

CONTEXT: Patients with HIV may have increased risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease owing to multiple biological mechanisms. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the evidence for subclinical atherosclerosis among patients with HIV. DESIGN:...

Insomnia in HIV infection: A systematic review of prevalence, correlates, and management

2005

OBJECTIVE: Insomnia in people with HIV and AIDS has been widely but inconsistently reported. We present the results of a systematic review of the subject. METHODS: MEDLINE, EMBASE, PSYCHLIT, and...

Clinical utility of biomarkers of endothelial activation and coagulation for prognosis in HIV infection: A systematic review

2013

INTRODUCTION: HIV infection is associated with vascular dysfunction and adverse cardiovascular outcomes. Our objective was to review the evidence regarding the clinical utility of endothelial activation and coagulation biomarkers for...

Infections and inflammatory diseases as risk factors for venous thrombosis. A systematic review

2012

Inflammation and venous thrombosis are intertwined. Only in the recent 15 years clinical epidemiological studies have focussed on inflammatory or infectious diseases as risk factors for venous thrombosis. Although a...

Cardiac dysfunction in pauci symptomatic human immunodeficiency virus patients: A meta-analysis in the highly active antiretroviral therapy era

2013

AIMS: Human immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV) has been associated with cardiac dysfunction that, if present, can negatively affect morbidity and mortality of HIV-infected patients. Unfortunately, many of the studies on...

Complementary and alternative medicine in the management of pain, dyspnea, and nausea and vomiting near the end of life. A systematic review

2000

To review the evidence for efficacy of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) modalities in treating pain, dyspnea, and nausea and vomiting in patients near the end of life, original articles...

A meta-analysis of six placebo-controlled trials of thiazolidinedione therapy for HIV lipoatrophy

2010

Objective: To determine the impact of thiazolidinediones (TZD) on changes in limb fat mass in HIV-infected individuals, particularly in those not receiving a thymidine analogue.Methods: Individual patient data from placebo-controlled,...

Effectiveness of aerobic exercise in adults living with HIV/AIDS: Systematic review

2004

PURPOSE: The objective of this systematic review was to examine the effectiveness and safety of aerobic exercise interventions on immunological/virological, cardiopulmonary, and psychological outcomes in adults living with HIV/AIDS. METHODS:...

Prevalence, severity, and duration of thrombocytopenia among HIV patients in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy

2011

Thrombocytopenia is a clinically relevant outcome in HIV. However, the epidemiology of this condition, including frequency, severity, and duration, has not been well-characterized in the era of highly active antiretroviral...

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