Risk factors for atrial fibrillation in a multicenter United States clinical cohort of people with HIV infection

AIDS. 2022 May 1;36(6):903-905. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000003180. Epub 2022 Feb 25.

Abstract

To assess atrial fibrillation risk factors in people with HIV, we identified incident atrial fibrillation in a large clinical cohort of people receiving care. Compared with 970 controls without atrial fibrillation, the 97 with adjudicated incident atrial fibrillation were older, less likely Hispanic, and had more coronary disease, heart failure, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. In multivariable analysis, nonuse of antiretroviral therapy and prescription of antiretroviral regimens with multiple core agents were associated with increased atrial fibrillation risk.

Publication types

  • Multicenter Study
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Retroviral Agents
  • Atrial Fibrillation* / epidemiology
  • Cohort Studies
  • HIV Infections* / complications
  • HIV Infections* / drug therapy
  • Humans
  • Risk Factors
  • United States / epidemiology

Substances

  • Anti-Retroviral Agents