Association of HIV Infection and Incident Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Among 143 001 Veterans
Filipkowski A, Kundu S, Eden S, Alcorn C, Justice A, So-Armah K, Tindle H, Wells Q, Beckman J, Freiberg M, Aday A. Association of HIV Infection and Incident Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Among 143 001 Veterans. Circulation 2023, 148: 135-143. PMID: 37226738, PMCID: PMC10443901, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.122.063040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAortic Aneurysm, AbdominalCardiovascular DiseasesCohort StudiesCross-Sectional StudiesHIV InfectionsHumansProspective StudiesRisk FactorsVeteransConceptsIncident abdominal aortic aneurysmT-cell countsHIV viral loadAbdominal aortic aneurysmRisk of AAAHIV infectionViral loadAortic aneurysmElevated HIV viral loadCardiovascular disease risk factorsVeterans Aging Cohort StudyCox proportional hazards modelCurrent Procedural Terminology codesAging Cohort StudyDisease risk factorsProportional hazards modelProcedural Terminology codesPrevious cross-sectional dataAAA eventsLow CD4Cohort studyHIV statusRisk factorsLongitudinal cohortCardiovascular disease