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News in Brief: HIV may increase heart attack risk

In large study of veterans, infected men had higher chance of the condition than did men without virus

By Nathan Seppa

- More than 2 years ago

Having HIV may boost a man’s risk of heart attack, a study of more than 82,000 veterans suggests.

Researchers analyzed information on the vets, 97 percent of whom were men, between 2003 and 2009.