Coronary Artery Disease and Its Association With Liver Steatosis Among HIV-Infected Persons

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• To measure the pulmonary artery size to evaluate for prevalence of asymptomatic pulmonary hypertension among HIV-infected persons(1 year)
• To evaluate predictors for coronary artery disease including demographics, concurrent conditions (e.g., diabetes, hyperlipidemia, tobacco use), and HIV factors such as ARV duration, HIV duration, and lipodystrophy(1 year)
• To investigate the relationship between inflammatory markers (CRP, ESR), d-dimer, adiponectin levels, future inflammatory markers, and genetic polymorphisms with the presence of coronary disease and NAFLD(1 year)
• To assess the relationship between increased pericardial fat on CT scan with visceral fat and cardiovascular disease(1 year)
• To determine the prevalence of coronary artery disease as determined by computed tomography (CT) of the coronary arteries among HIV patients, and to compare it to data from the general population using normative data from recent publications(1 year)
• To determine if Hounsfield units taken in the heart and aorta estimates hemoglobin levels(1 year)
• To describe the outcome of a positive CAC score in terms of follow-up test/procedure results to help describe the clinical significance of elevated scores.(1 year)