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Depressive Symptoms and Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction Among Men and Women with HIV

Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Background and Aim: The prevalence of depressive symptoms and major depressive disorder is high among adults living with HIV. Depressive symptoms are associated with increased cardiovascular disease risk. This study examined the association between depressive symptoms and echocardiographic indices of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (LVDD) among men and women living with and without HIV. Methods: and HIV RNA viral load <499 copies/mL. The presence of LVDD was defined according to the Characterizing Heart Function on Antiretroviral Therapy (CHART) criteria. Secondary outcomes were continuous values of each component of the CHART criteria: left ventricular ejection fraction >50%, septal e' velocity, lateral e' velocity, left atrial volume index, left ventricular mass index, and relative wall thickness. Logistic and linear regression were used to adjust for sociodemographic, behavioural, cardiometabolic, and HIV-related factors. Results: Among 874 men (51% with HIV) and 1,191 women (76% with HIV), in whom the overall prevalence of LVDD was 22.5% and depressive symptoms 30.8%, depressive symptoms were not significantly associated with LVDD. The associations between individual LVDD components and depression were in the small to medium range, though generally not significant. Conclusion: Findings warrant further research regarding the association between LVDD and depressive symptoms in the era of combination antiretroviral therapy.
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4401996012
FWCI: 0.511
Cites: 26
Cited by: 1
Related to: 10