Clinical profile, anatomical features and long-term outcome of acute coronary syndromes in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients.

Abstract:

BACKGROUND:Long-term prognosis of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients is unknown. AIMS:To compare outcomes after ACS in HIV-infected and uninfected patients. METHODS:Retrospective observational study. HIV cases were matched with two HIV-uninfected controls for age, sex and type of ACS. RESULTS:In 92 HIV patients (mean age 51.3 ± 9.0 years, 7.6% women), the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors was high (smoking 71.7%; hypertension 41.3%; diabetes 14.1%); dyslipidaemia was more frequent (53 (57.6%) vs 79 (42.9%), P = 0.02) and obesity less common (8 (8.7%) vs 41 (22.3%), P = 0.002) than in controls. Eighty-seven (94.6%) HIV patients had undetectable viral load and 85 (92.4%) were under anti-retroviral therapy. Multivessel disease was more common in HIV patients than in controls (44 (47.8%) vs 71 (39.1%); P = 0.05) as was Killip class 3-4 on admission (9 (9.8%) vs 6 (3.3%); P = 0.04). The rate of in-hospital mortality was similar in both groups (2%), and there were no significant differences in 3-year mortality (10.2% vs 5.7%; P = 0.27). Non-cardiovascular readmissions at 3 years were more frequent in HIV patients than in controls (36.5% vs 7.4%; P < 0.001). Multivariate analysis identified previous coronary artery disease as the strongest predictor of mortality in HIV patients (hazard ratio 4.7, 95% confidence interval 1.4-15.7, P = 0.01), whereas HIV infection was not associated with prognosis. CONCLUSION:HIV patients with ACS had more frequent multivessel disease and heart failure than matched controls. However, in-hospital and long-term mortality was similar in both groups. Non-cardiovascular re-hospitalisations were more common in HIV patients.

journal_name

Intern Med J

authors

Postigo A,Díez-Delhoyo F,Devesa C,Bruña V,Clavero-Olmos M,Vicent L,Juárez M,Sousa I,Fernández-Avilés F,Martínez-Sellés M

doi

10.1111/imj.14744

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2020-12-01 00:00:00

pages

1518-1523

issue

12

eissn

1444-0903

issn

1445-5994

journal_volume

50

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