| Take home messages |
• Conventional CVD risk prediction models underestimate risk in patients with HIV
• Smoking cessation is the most powerful risk factor for IHD in patients with HIV
• Lipid abnormalities should be screened for every 6 months and aggressively controlled
• Glucose abnormalities need screening every 3-6 months
• If cardiovascular risk is greater than 7.5% over 10 years, CTCA or stress echo recommended for screening of coronary artery disease
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