HIV infection and arterial inflammation assessed by 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET): A prospective cross-sectional study
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BACKGROUND: HIV-infected patients are at increased risk of myocardial infarction and arterial inflammation has been suggested as a pathophysiological explanation. We compared the uptake of (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) by PET in four arterial regions, and factors associated with FDG uptake in well-treated HIV-infected patients without cardiovascular disease (CVD) and healthy controls.
METHODS AND RESULTS: We prospectively scanned 26 HIV-infected patients on stable antiretroviral therapy and 25 healthy volunteers with FDG PET/CT, measuring standardized uptake values (SUV) in the carotid arteries, the ascending, descending, and abdominal aorta. We performed correlation analyses between FDG uptake and intima-media thickness (IMT), and soluble biomarkers of inflammation. We found no difference in arterial FDG uptake between the HIV-infected patients and healthy controls quantified either as mean SUVmax or target-to background ratio in the carotid region, the ascending aorta, the descending aorta, or the abdominal aorta. Correlations between SUV, IMT, and soluble biomarkers were scarce in both groups.
CONCLUSION: In a group of optimally treated HIV-infected patients with full viral suppression, low Framingham risk score and no known CVD, we found no evidence of increased arterial inflammation as assessed by FDG PET/CT compared to healthy volunteers.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Journal of Nuclear Cardiology |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 2 |
Pages (from-to) | 372-80 |
Number of pages | 9 |
ISSN | 1071-3581 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Apr 2015 |
ID: 131997100