Originally published by our sister publication Infectious Disease Special Edition
By Marie Rosenthal
Statins may offset the high risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in people living with HIV by more than one-third, potentially preventing one in five major CV events or premature deaths in this high-risk group (N Engl J Med 2023 July 23. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa2304146).
The risk for CVD in people living with HIV can be 50% to 100% greater than those without HIV, according to results that also