Muhimbili National Hospital – Mloganzila

Comparison of Predicted Cardiovascular Risk Profiles by Different CVD Risk- Scoring Algorithms between HIV-1-Infected and Uninfected Adults: A Cross- Sectional Study in Tanzania

Titus Msoka, Josephine Rogath, Gary Van Guilder, Gibson Kapanda, Yvo
Smulders, Marceline Tutu van Furth, John Bartlett, Michiel van Agtmael

Purpose: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk assessment is a suitable way to
differentiate between high-risk individuals requiring intervention and risk
modification, and those at low risk. However, concerns have been raised when
adopting a CVD-risk prediction algorithm for HIV-infected patients in sub-Saharan
Africa.

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