Previous studies have indicated that chronic HIV infection has resulted the diastolic cardiac dysfunction. In this study, 500 long-term virologically controlled HIV-infected individuals will be followed for two years, and evaluated at 0, 24, 48 and 96 weeks of follow-up. At each visiting point, ultrasound evaluation of carotid and vertebral arteries and the heart function will be carried out and compared.
The present study aims to evaluate the cardiovascular changes in long-term virologically controlled HIV patients. All the participants have been treated and have been undetected for at least five years. Vascular ultrasound and echo will be carried out at 0, 24, 48 and 96 weeks of follow-up.