Diagnostics Product Guide » arterial blockage http://blog.diagnosticsproductguide.com A comprehensive guide to cardiology products for medical professionals Wed, 29 Sep 2010 11:14:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Study Finds Increased Presence, Severity Of Coronary Artery Plaques In HIV-Infected Men http://blog.diagnosticsproductguide.com/2010/01/12/study-finds-increased-presence-severity-of-coronary-artery-plaques-in-hiv-infected-men/ http://blog.diagnosticsproductguide.com/2010/01/12/study-finds-increased-presence-severity-of-coronary-artery-plaques-in-hiv-infected-men/#comments Tue, 12 Jan 2010 06:11:34 +0000 admin http://www.diagnosticsproductguide.com/blog/?p=204 Massachusetts General HospitalA Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) study has found that relatively young men with longstanding HIV infection and minimal cardiac risk factors had significantly more coronary atherosclerotic plaques – some involving serious arterial blockage – than did uninfected men with similar cardiovascular risk. The investigation appearing in the January 2010 issue of the journal AIDS is the first to use CT angiography to identify coronary artery plaques in HIV-infected participants.

For the full story, Click Here

]]> http://blog.diagnosticsproductguide.com/2010/01/12/study-finds-increased-presence-severity-of-coronary-artery-plaques-in-hiv-infected-men/feed/ 0