Echocardiographic Findings Among Virally Suppressed HIV-Infected Aging Asians Compared with HIV-Negative Individuals.

Objectives: Prevalence of cardiovascular disease increases with age. Little is known about the prevalence and risk factors for echocardiographic abnormalities among older people living with HIV (PLHIV) from Asia.

Design: A cross-sectional study was conducted among PLHIV aged >50 years (N = 298) on antiretroviral treatment (ART) and HIV-negative controls (N = 100) frequency matched by sex and age in Thailand.