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Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM) Research Center, Montreal, Canada Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada Internal Medicine, CHUM, Montreal, Canada Radiology, CHUM, Montreal, Canada McGill University, Montreal, Canada Cardiology, CHUM, Montreal, Canada Medical Clinic Quartier Latin, Montreal, Canada Microbiology, CHUM, Montreal, Canada.
Objectives: People living with HIV are exposed to a higher risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) compared to the general population. Epicardial fat may play a unique role in promoting coronary atherosclerosis. We measured epicardial fat in participants living with HIV and controls and investigated its association with coronary plaque volume and low attenuation plaque, a marker of plaque vulnerability. Read More