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March 4, 2016

Study looks at HIV/AIDS heart risk

Several Boston-area doctors will serve as primary investigators in a worldwide study on heart disease among HIV/AIDS patients — just one deadly upshot of an illness […]
January 6, 2016

New med Could Prevent Heart Disease in People with HIV

Call it a PrEP to protect against heart disease in people with HIV.A large, multi-site clinical trial dubbed REPRIEVE has begun enrolling across the U.S. and […]
December 14, 2015

Landmark Trial to Examine Cardiovascular Treatment in HIV Patients

Over the course of their careers, many clinicians have seen HIV/AIDS progress from extremely high short-term mortality to chronic, long-term disease management. As HIV patients are […]
December 1, 2015

World AIDS Day 2015

Leadership from REPRIEVE: Randomized Trial to Prevent Vascular Events in HIV, would like to recognize World AIDS Day as a time to remember those we have lost to HIV/AIDS and also recognize the progress that has been made to help people with HIV live longer, healthier lives.
November 2, 2015

Sponsored by National Institutes of Health, the largest clinical trial ever focused on HIV-related cardiovascular disease is still seeking poz participants

As HIV-positive people continue living longer due to highly active antiretroviral therapy, cardiovascular disease has become a growing concern.  According to the National Institute of Allergy and […]
October 1, 2015

HIV-Related Cardiovascular Disease, Statins, and the REPRIEVE Trial

HIV infection is associated with increased cardiovascular disease (CVD), and increased rates of myocardial infarction and stroke have been observed in HIV-infected individuals. After traditional risk […]
October 1, 2015

Getting to the Heart of the Matter

HIV raises the risk of heart disease. What can you do to lower that risk?People with HIV are at a greater risk for heart disease than […]
August 18, 2015

Exploring Statins to Decrease HIV-Related Heart Disease Risk

Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has been a lifeline for untold numbers of patients with HIV. But as mounting evidence shows the infection may increase their risk of […]
July 30, 2015

REPRIEVE featured in JAMA

JAMA article highlights REPRIEVE trial for studying ways to prevent HIV-Related Heart Disease! Individuals living with HIV are at increased risk of heart disease.