Cardiovascular Complications of HIV-Associated Immune Dysfunction

Table 1

Factors that might confer an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases in HIV patients.

Traditional	Nontraditional
Age	Systemic inflammation
Smoking	Low CD4^+ T-cells count
Obesity	Elevated C-reactive protein (CRP)
Diabetes mellitus	Elevated interleukin-6 (IL-6)
Hypertension	Elevated D-dimer
HIV-associated lipodystrophy syndrome (HALS)	Elevated HIV RNA level
	Role of drugs [protease inhibitors (PIs)]