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| Zirpoli,Josefina Cláudia; Lacerda,Heloisa Ramos; Albuquerque,Valéria Maria Gonçalves de; Albuquerque,Maria de Fátima Pessoa Militão de; Miranda Filho,Demócrito de Barros; Monteiro,Verônica Soares; Barros,Isly Lucena de; Arruda Junior,Evanízio Roque de; Montarroyos,Ulisses Ramos; Ximenes,Ricardo Arraes de Alencar. |
| INTRODUCTION: The incidence of ischemic heart disease is higher in patients with HIV/AIDS. However, the frequency of angina pectoris in these patients is still not known. Literature about this subject is still scarce. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the prevalence of angina pectoris and risk factors for coronary disease and to examine the association between traditional risk factors and HIV-related risk factors and angina pectoris. METHOD: An epidemiological cross-sectional study, analyzed as case-control study, involving 584 patients with HIV/AIDS. Angina pectoris was identified by Rose questionnaire, classified as definite or possible. Information regarding risk factors was obtained through a questionnaire, biochemical laboratory tests, medical records and... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Acquired immunodeficiency; Syndrome; Angina pectoris; Coronary disease; Risk factors. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702012000100001 |
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