Table 2.

CAD presentations and treatment.

Characteristicn (%)
CAD34 (41)
STEMI11 (all underwent PPCI)
NSTEMI13
SA11
Asymptomatic CAD6
Current mean age, years51.7 (SD 7.6)
Mean age at HIV diagnosis, years37.3 (SD 9.6)
Mean age at CAD diagnosis, years48.3 (SD 7.5)
Mean duration of antiretroviral therapy, months105.7 (SD 69.7)
Risk factor profile
Smoker25 (61.0)
Hypertension21(50.0)
Diabetes12 (29.0)
Dyslipidaemia33 (80.0)
Family history15 (36.0)
CKD3 (8.8)
Hepatitis B/C infection8 (23.5)
Illicit drug use, including cocaine7 (20.5)
Drug history at the time of diagnosis of CAD
Antiretroviral drugs32 (94)
Antihypertensive drugs19 (56)
Antidiabetic drugs12 (35)
Lipid lowering drugs21 (62)
Frequently used antiretroviral drug groups
NRTI alone4 (12)
NRTI + PI14 (41)
NRTI + NNRTI4 (12)
PI + raltegravir4 (12)
Treatments
PCI27 (66)
OMT12 (31)
CABG2 (3)
  • CABG = coronary artery bypass grafting; CAD = coronary artery disease; CKD = chronic kidney disease; NNRTI = non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors; NRTI = nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors; NSTEMI = non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction; OMT = optimal medical therapy; PPCI = primary percutaneous coronary intervention; PI = protease inhibitors; SA = stable angina; SD = standard deviation; STEMI = ST segment elevation myocardial infarction.