From Seattle, at the 9th Annual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections
Multiple-drug regimens known as highly active antiretroviral therapy, or HAART, have been literally a lifesaver for people with AIDS. But several commonly used antiretroviral drugs, especially those called protease inhibitors, boost fatty acid and cholesterol concentrations in patients’ blood.
These are known risk factors for heart disease in healthy people.
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