Sonographically measured perirenal fat thickness: An early predictor of atherosclerosis in HIV-1-Infected patients receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy?

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 190-195

  Grima, Pierfrancesco ^a   Guido, Marcello ^b   Zizza, Antonella ^c   Chiavaroli, Roberto ^a  

^a S Caterina Novella Hospital   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^c INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; HIV infection; Intima media thickness; Ultrasonography; Visceral obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY; COHORT ANALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTIMA; INTRAABDOMINAL FAT; MALE; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERIES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; INTRA-ABDOMINAL FAT; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUNICA INTIMA;

EID: 77951849242     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: 10970096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcu.20664     Document Type: Article

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