Cardiovascular Disease Risk Prediction in the HIV Outpatient Study

Conclusions. Only the FRS accurately estimated risk of CVD events, while PCE and D:A:D underestimated risk. Although these models could potentially be used to rank US HIV-infected individuals at higher or lower risk for CVD, the models may fail to identify substantial numbers of HIV-infected persons with elevated CVD risk who could potentially benefit from additional medical treatment.

Source: Clinical Infectious Diseases - November 11, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Thompson-Paul, A. M., Lichtenstein, K. A., Armon, C., Palella, F. J., Skarbinski, J., Chmiel, J. S., Hart, R., Wei, S. C., Loustalot, F., Brooks, J. T., Buchacz, K. Tags: HIV/AIDS Source Type: research