Loading

logo

Journal of AIDS and HIV Treatment

ISSN: 2688-7436

Mini Review Open Access
Volume 2 | Issue 2 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.33696/AIDS.2.010

Early Insights into COVID-19 in Persons Living with HIV and Cardiovascular Manifestations

Jelani K. Grant1, Louis Vincent1, Bertrand Ebner1, Barry E. Hurwitz2,3,4, Maria L. Alcaide5, Claudia Martinez6,*
  • 1Department of Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida, USA
  • 2Behavioral Medicine Research Center, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA
  • 3Department of Psychology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, USA
  • 4Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA
  • 5Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
  • 6Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
+ Affiliations - Affiliations

Corresponding Author

Claudia Martinez, cmartinez5@med.miami.edu

Received Date: August 08, 2020

Accepted Date: October 07, 2020

Citation:

Grant JK, Vincent L, Ebner B, Hurwitz BE, Alcaide ML, Martinez C. Early Insights into COVID-19 in Persons Living with HIV and Cardiovascular Manifestations. J AIDS HIV Treat. 2020; 2(2): 68-74.


Copyright: © 2020 Grant JK, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

Abstract

Persons living with HIV-1 (PLHIV) are at increased risk of cardiovascular complications in part due to the persistent inflammatory state despite viral suppression. SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19, was declared a pandemic virus in March 2020, and caused over 30 million cases and 900,000 deaths worldwide to date. Individuals with COVID-19 are manifesting acute cardiovascular complications because of the inflammatory response associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection. It is not yet known whether having COVID-19 in the context of ongoing HIV-1 infection results in worse cardiovascular complications than in PLHIV who have not had COVID-19 infection. In this review, the potential for exacerbated cardiovascular manifestations in persons coinfected with HIV-1 and COVID-19 is considered.

Recommended Articles

Full Text
Cite
Download PDF
Author Information X

About Scientific Archives

Scientific Archives is a global publisher initiated with the mission of ensuring equal opportunity for accessing science to research community all over the world. Spreading research findings with great relevance to all channels without any barrier is our goal. We want to overcome the challenges of Open Access with ensured quality and transparency.

Read More