Electrocardiographic Evidence of Cardiac Disease by Sex and HIV Serostatus in Mbarara, Uganda
Abstract
Highlights
- In this study of middle-aged adults in rural Uganda, we found no difference in the prevalence of abnormal or ischemic electrocardiograms between persons with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) on stable antiretroviral therapy and HIV-negative comparators.
- Women were more than twice as likely than men to have evidence of myocardial ischemia on electrocardiography, independent of HIV serostatus. This difference persisted after adjustment.
- Additional research is warranted to better evaluate sex-based differences in cardiovascular risk and to further characterize the contributions of HIV cardiovascular disease in this population.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gheart.2019.08.007 | Journal eISSN: 2211-8179
Language: English
Published on: Dec 1, 2019
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
© 2019 Katherine Kentoffio, Alfred Albano, Bruce Koplan, Maggie Feng, Rahul G. Muthalaly, Jeffrey I. Campbell, Ruth Sentongo, Russell P. Tracy, Robert Peck, Samson Okello, Alexander C. Tsai, Mark J. Siedner, published by Ubiquity Press
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