Association between ALT level and the rate of cardio/cerebrovascular events in HIV-positive individuals: the D: A: D study

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  • Caroline A Sabin
  • Lene Ryom
  • Helen Kovari
  • Kirk, Ole
  • Stephane de Wit
  • Matthew Law
  • Peter Reiss
  • Francois Dabis
  • Christian Pradier
  • Wafaa El-Sadr
  • Antonella d'Arminio Monforte
  • David Kamara
  • Andrew N Phillips
  • Lundgren, Jens
An inverse association between serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels and the risk of myocardial infarction (MI) has been reported in the general population. We investigated associations between ALT levels and the risk of various cardiovascular and cerebrovascular outcomes in a large cohort study of HIV-positive individuals.
Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)
Volume63
Issue number4
Pages (from-to)456-63
Number of pages8
ISSN1077-9450
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Aug 2013

    Research areas

  • Adult, Alanine Transaminase, Confidence Intervals, Coronary Disease, Female, HIV Seropositivity, Hepatitis C, Humans, Liver Diseases, Male, Myocardial Infarction, Poisson Distribution, Regression Analysis, Risk Factors, Stroke, Substance Abuse, Intravenous

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