Clinical factors associated with carotid plaque and intima-medial thickness in HIV-infected patients.

14 - 16 In addition, pathological carotid US findings, including the existence of plaques and/or a cIMT level of more than 0.9 mm, exhibited a highly significant direct association with all cardiovascular risk predictors including estimated Framingham risk score in cART-naïve HIV patients. 17 , 18 Several previous studies have revealed that a decrease in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) is one risk factor for CVD 19 and is correlated with cardiovascular mortality and morbidity in both high-risk groups 20 , 21 and the general population. 22 To the best of our knowledge, studies have yet to investigate risk factors of carotid plaque and subclinical atherosclerosis according to cIMT level in HIV-infected Asians receiving cART.

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