2018
Bilirubin Is Inversely Associated With Cardiovascular Disease Among HIV‐Positive and HIV‐Negative Individuals in VACS (Veterans Aging Cohort Study)
Marconi VC, Duncan MS, So‐Armah K, Re VL, Lim JK, Butt AA, Goetz MB, Rodriguez‐Barradas M, Alcorn CW, Lennox J, Beckman JA, Justice A, Freiberg M. Bilirubin Is Inversely Associated With Cardiovascular Disease Among HIV‐Positive and HIV‐Negative Individuals in VACS (Veterans Aging Cohort Study). Journal Of The American Heart Association 2018, 7: e007792. PMID: 29720501, PMCID: PMC6015337, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.117.007792.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionTotal cardiovascular diseaseIschemic stroke eventsCardiovascular diseaseCVD eventsHeart failureMyocardial infarctionTotal bilirubinElevated bilirubinStroke eventsRisk factorsIncident total CVDBaseline total bilirubinBaseline cardiovascular diseaseIncident CVD eventsHIV-negative individualsProspective cohort studyElevated bilirubin levelsMultiple risk factorsCohort studyCVD riskHazard ratioIschemic strokeHIV-positiveBilirubin levels
2017
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
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
2015
HIV status and the risk of ischemic stroke among men
Sico J, Chang C, So-Armah K, Justice A, Hylek E, Skanderson M, McGinnis K, Kuller L, Kraemer K, Rimland D, Bidwell Goetz M, Butt A, Rodriguez-Barradas M, Gibert C, Leaf D, Brown S, Samet J, Kazis L, Bryant K, Freiberg M, Chang C, So-Armah K, Justice A, Hylek E, Skanderson M, McGinnis K, Kuller L, Kraemer K, Rimland D, Goetz M, Butt A, Rodriguez Barradas M, Gibert C, Leaf D, Brown S, Samet J, Kazis L, Bryant K, Freiberg M. HIV status and the risk of ischemic stroke among men. Neurology 2015, 84: 1933-1940. PMID: 25862803, PMCID: PMC4433456, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000001560.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemic stroke riskVeterans Aging Cohort Study Virtual CohortIschemic stroke risk factorsStroke risk factorsHIV infectionUninfected veteransIschemic strokeStroke riskMale veteransComorbid diseasesRisk factorsSubstance useBaseline cardiovascular diseaseIschemic stroke rateRace/ethnicityHIV biomarkersMedian followStroke eventsHIV statusCardiovascular diseaseStroke rateClinical sitesHIVInfectionStroke
2013
HIV Infection and the Risk of Acute Myocardial Infarction
Freiberg MS, Chang CC, Kuller LH, Skanderson M, Lowy E, Kraemer KL, Butt AA, Goetz M, Leaf D, Oursler KA, Rimland D, Barradas M, Brown S, Gibert C, McGinnis K, Crothers K, Sico J, Crane H, Warner A, Gottlieb S, Gottdiener J, Tracy RP, Budoff M, Watson C, Armah KA, Doebler D, Bryant K, Justice AC. HIV Infection and the Risk of Acute Myocardial Infarction. JAMA Internal Medicine 2013, 173: 614-622. PMID: 23459863, PMCID: PMC4766798, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.3728.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusAcute myocardial infarctionRisk of AMIFramingham risk factorsUninfected veteransRisk factorsMyocardial infarctionAMI eventsHIV statusVeterans Aging Cohort Study Virtual CohortHIV-1 RNA levelsStandard Framingham risk factorsIncident acute myocardial infarctionIncidence of AMISubstance useBaseline cardiovascular diseaseCD4 cell countHepatitis C infectionBody mass indexHIV-1 RNACopies/mLHIV-positive veteransTime-updated analysisDecade of ageRace/ethnicity