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Myburgh-Jacobsz, CE; Roux, SBL; Kotliar, K; Wentzel, A; Jacobs, A; De Boever, P; Goswami, N; Strijdom, H; Smith, W.
Retinal Vessel Functional Responses in South Africans Living With and Without HIV: The EndoAfrica-NWU Study
MICROCIRCULATION. 2024; e12878 Doi: 10.1111/micc.12878
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Goswami Nandu
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Objectives The effects of HIV and antiretroviral therapy (ART) on microvascular function are poorly explored. We compared retinal vessel functional responses to flicker light-induced provocation (FLIP) in people living with HIV (PLWH) and people living without HIV (PLWoutH). Methods We included 115 PLWH and 51 PLWoutH with a median age of 41 years. Treated PLWH received similar first-line fixed-dose combination ART. Clinical characteristics and retinal vessels functional responses to FLIP were compared in (a) PLWH and PLWoutH; and (b) PLWH groups stratified by the median of (i) CD4-count (511 cells/mm3), (ii) viral load (50 copies/mL), and (iii) ART duration (57.6 months). Results PLWH were older, smoked more, and had a lower prevalence of hypertension than PLWoutH (p < 0.05). Almost 64% of PLWH were infected for more than 5 years. Retinal vessel responses to FLIP were similar between PLWH and PLWoutH after taking confounders into account. In addition, PLWH subgroups stratified according to immuno-virological status by CD4-count, viral load, and ART duration showed no differences in retinal vessel responses to FLIP. Conclusion Living with HIV and receiving ART were not associated with altered microvascular function as assessed with dynamic retinal vessel analysis in a South African case-control study.

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