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2023 Faculty of Biomedical Sciences NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN MEDICAL SCIENCES

HIV Infection and Cardiovascular Diseases: The Obnoxious Duos

Esther Ugo Alum; Emmanuel Ifeanyi Obeagu; Okechukwu P. C. Ugwu; Patrick Maduabuchi Aja3; Michael Ben Okon

Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide. HIV is still ravaging developing countries despiteconcerted efforts towards its eradication. HIV infection, and its treatment with antiretroviral increases the risk ofcardiovascular diseases. These duos of cardiovascular diseases and HIV are more prevalent in developing countries,especially the sub-Saharan regions of Africa. Thus, they are considered inimical to the development of the sub-Saharan African region. Effacing these duos can scale down the health and economic burden orchestrated by themthereby accelerating the development of the sub-Saharan African region. In this paper, we shall illuminate thealliance between HIV infection, antiretroviral drug use, and cardiovascular risk, as well as proffer deflect measuresto this imbroglio. A systematic search of already published studies shall be utilized.