2022
Development and Validation of a Model for Prediction of End-Stage Liver Disease in People With HIV
Kim HN, Nance RM, Re V, Silverberg MJ, Franco R, Sterling TR, Cachay ER, Horberg MA, Althoff KN, Justice AC, Moore RD, Klein M, Crane HM, Delaney JA, Kitahata MM. Development and Validation of a Model for Prediction of End-Stage Liver Disease in People With HIV. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2022, 89: 396-404. PMID: 35202048, PMCID: PMC8887786, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000002886.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd-stage liver diseaseLiver diseaseNorth American AIDS Cohort CollaborationStandardized medical record reviewAccessible clinical parametersHIV-specific factorsChronic hepatitis BFibrosis-4 indexMedical record reviewSpontaneous bacterial peritonitisHarrell's C-statisticHepatitis B virusHepatitis C virusAlcohol use disorderRisk prediction modelRace/ethnicityCohort CollaborationESLD riskHepatic impairmentVariceal bleedHepatitis BBacterial peritonitisHepatic encephalopathyRecord reviewClinical parameters
2017
Increased Risk of Myocardial Infarction in HIV-Infected Individuals in North America Compared With the General Population
Drozd DR, Kitahata MM, Althoff KN, Zhang J, Gange SJ, Napravnik S, Burkholder GA, Mathews WC, Silverberg MJ, Sterling TR, Heckbert SR, Budoff MJ, Van Rompaey S, Delaney JAC, Wong C, Tong W, Palella FJ, Elion RA, Martin JN, Brooks JT, Jacobson LP, Eron JJ, Justice AC, Freiberg MS, Klein DB, Post WS, Saag MS, Moore RD, Crane HM. Increased Risk of Myocardial Infarction in HIV-Infected Individuals in North America Compared With the General Population. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2017, 75: 568-576. PMID: 28520615, PMCID: PMC5522001, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000001450.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTraditional CVD risk factorsDetectable HIV RNACVD risk factorsIncidence rateRisk factorsCD4 countHIV RNAMyocardial infarctionCardiovascular diseaseNorth American AIDS Cohort CollaborationType 1 myocardial infarctionHIV-specific factorsLow CD4 countSuppressive antiretroviral treatmentIncidence rate ratiosCohort CollaborationIncident MINA-ACCORDAggressive managementAntiretroviral treatmentMultivariable analysisAtherosclerosis RiskMI riskCommunity cohortGeneral populationAssociation Between HIV Infection and the Risk of Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction and Preserved Ejection Fraction in the Antiretroviral Therapy Era: Results From the Veterans Aging Cohort Study
Freiberg MS, Chang CH, Skanderson M, Patterson OV, DuVall SL, Brandt CA, So-Armah KA, Vasan RS, Oursler KA, Gottdiener J, Gottlieb S, Leaf D, Rodriguez-Barradas M, Tracy RP, Gibert CL, Rimland D, Bedimo RJ, Brown ST, Goetz MB, Warner A, Crothers K, Tindle HA, Alcorn C, Bachmann JM, Justice AC, Butt AA. Association Between HIV Infection and the Risk of Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction and Preserved Ejection Fraction in the Antiretroviral Therapy Era: Results From the Veterans Aging Cohort Study. JAMA Cardiology 2017, 2: 536-546. PMID: 28384660, PMCID: PMC5541383, DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2017.0264.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnti-HIV AgentsCase-Control StudiesCD4 Lymphocyte CountCohort StudiesFemaleHeart FailureHIV InfectionsHumansMaleMiddle AgedProportional Hazards ModelsRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsRisk Reduction BehaviorStroke VolumeUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransViral LoadConceptsRisk of HFrEFHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionVeterans Aging Cohort StudyAntiretroviral therapy eraRisk of HFpEFReduced ejection fractionCells/mm3Immunodeficiency virus infectionHeart failureAging Cohort StudyHIV infectionEjection fractionUninfected veteransTherapy eraCohort studyVirus infectionHIV-1 RNA viral loadTime-updated CD4 cell countHIV-specific factorsBaseline cardiovascular diseaseCD4 cell countRNA viral loadCopies/mLRace/ethnicityObservational cohort
2016
Association Between Depressive Disorders and Incident Acute Myocardial Infarction in Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Infected Adults: Veterans Aging Cohort Study
Khambaty T, Stewart JC, Gupta SK, Chang CH, Bedimo RJ, Budoff MJ, Butt AA, Crane H, Gibert CL, Leaf DA, Rimland D, Tindle HA, So-Armah KA, Justice AC, Freiberg MS. Association Between Depressive Disorders and Incident Acute Myocardial Infarction in Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Infected Adults: Veterans Aging Cohort Study. JAMA Cardiology 2016, 1: 929-937. PMID: 27557332, PMCID: PMC5621480, DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2016.2716.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncident acute myocardial infarctionAcute myocardial infarctionVeterans Aging Cohort StudyAging Cohort StudyCardiovascular diseaseCohort studyDepressive disorderDysthymic disorderMyocardial infarctionRisk factorsHuman immunodeficiency virus-infected adultsIncident atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseHIV-specific factorsCVD risk factorsEffective antiretroviral therapyFuture cardiovascular diseaseAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseHuman immunodeficiency virusNovel risk factorsMajor depressive disorderPrimary prevention approachAntiretroviral therapyCVD eventsHepatitis CAntidepressant use
2011
Increased Risk of Fragility Fractures among HIV Infected Compared to Uninfected Male Veterans
Womack JA, Goulet JL, Gibert C, Brandt C, Chang CC, Gulanski B, Fraenkel L, Mattocks K, Rimland D, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Tate J, Yin MT, Justice AC, . Increased Risk of Fragility Fractures among HIV Infected Compared to Uninfected Male Veterans. PLOS ONE 2011, 6: e17217. PMID: 21359191, PMCID: PMC3040233, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0017217.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexHIV infectionUninfected menFragility fracturesFracture riskRisk factorsMale veteransVeterans Aging Cohort Study Virtual CohortCurrent protease inhibitor useFragility fracture risk factorsMedian body mass indexHIV-specific factorsAdjusted hazard ratioProtease inhibitor useFracture risk factorsFragility fracture riskIncident hipHazard ratioInhibitor useUnadjusted riskHIV statusMass indexAlcohol abuseHIVUpper arm