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Avoiding Metabolic Problems: Dietary Advice for HIV-Positive People (March/April 2006)
Includes helpful tips and a detailed chart of safe and unsafe foods for people at risk for metabolic problems such as body fat changes, high cholesterol/triglycerides and diabetes.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
HAART, Heart Attacks and Fish Oil: What Are the Facts? (October 2005)
In Reasons for Hope, from Search for a Cure
Managing Metabolic Syndrome and Lowering Cardiovascular Risk (May/June 2004)
An overview aimed at HIV-infected patients.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Hyperlipidemia and HIV (May 2005)
Hyperlipidemia is just a fancy word for fats in your bloodstream that usually show up as high cholesterol and triglycerides.
To read PDF, click here
From AIDSinfo
New Guidelines for Avoiding Heart Disease by Managing High Cholesterol, Triglycerides, or Related Problems in HIV (September 12, 2003)
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
AIDS Treatment Initiatives: Staying Heart-Healthy (August 2002)
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
Ask Dr. Brad: Can Flaxseed and Fish Oil Lower Triglycerides? (Spring 2002)
In STEP Perspective, from Seattle Treatment Education Project
Blood Fat Levels and Anti-HIV Drugs: Now What? (July 2001)
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In HIV Treatment ALERTS!, from The Center for AIDS
How Do You Heal a Broken Heart (August 2000)
Learning to heal after a heart attack.
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project

Reducing Your Risk

Calculate Your Body Mass (Regularly Updated)
An interactive tool.
From National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
Cholesterol Quiz (Regularly Updated)
What are the steps you can take to reduce your high blood cholesterol?.
From National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
Create-a-Diet -- Choosing Foods for the Heart Healthy Diet (Regularly Updated)
An interactive site designed to provide you with an idea of how to make the best food choices on the Heart Healthy Diet.
From National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
Your Guide to Lowering Cholesterol With Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (PDF) (December 2005)
From U.S. National Institutes of Health
High Blood Cholesterol: What You Need to Know (June 2005)
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From U.S. National Institutes of Health
What's the Difference Between LDL and HDL Cholesterol? (2005)
From American Heart Association
Managing Medical Conditions Associated With Cardiac Risk in HIV-Positive People (August 2004)
Daniel Wlodarczyk, M.D., provides a detailed overview of the health problems associated with heart risk in people with HIV -- namely hypertension, diabetes and hyperlipidemia.
From HIV InSite
Guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of Dyslipidemia in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-Infected Adults Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy: Recommendations of the HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Disease Society of America and the Adult (September 3, 2003)
From National AIDS Treatment Advocacy Project
Cardiovascular Risk Among HIV-Positive Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy (September 2003)
An overview by Judith A. Aberg, M.D.
In IAPAC Monthly, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
Your Guide to Lowering Blood Pressure (PDF) (May 2003)
From U.S. National Institutes of Health
Risk Assessment Tool for Estimating 10-Year Risk of Developing Hard CHD (November 19, 2002)
From U.S. National Institutes of Health
The National Cholesterol Education Program Guidelines (November 19, 2002)
From U.S. National Institutes of Health
When Tension Rises (April/May 2002)
The dangers of hypertension and how you can avoid them.
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
Heart Disease Prevention (January 25, 2002)
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In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
Tips for Lowering Your Cholesterol (June 15, 2001)
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From PositiveWords
An Ounce of Prevention: A Guide to Heart Health (PDF) (January 1998)
This "photonovela" illustrates practical tips for Latino families who wish to live a heart-healthy lifestyle.
From National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
Be Heart Smart! Eat Foods Lower in Saturated Fat and Cholesterol (PDF) (September 1997)
From U.S. National Institutes of Health

The Basics

The Beating of Your Heart (November/December 2008)
Special conference looks at what's known -- and not known -- about cardiovascular disease in HIV.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Cardiovascular Risk and Management in HIV-Infected Patients (PDF) (November/December 2007)
In Topics in HIV Medicine, from International AIDS Society-USA
Cardiovascular Disease and HIV (April-June 2007)
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
Omega-3 Fatty Acids Can Cut Triglycerides in HIVers, Study Finds (April 4, 2007)
From Medscape
The Tingling of My Heart (September/October 2006)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Metabolic Complications in HIV-Infected Patients Receiving HAART (February 3, 2006)
From The Body PRO
Cardiac Concerns (2006)
Part of "A Practical Guide to HIV Drug Side Effects"
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From Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
Women, HIV and Aging: An Overview of Heart and Bone Risks (Winter 2005/2006)
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In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
Managing Medical Conditions Associated With Cardiac Risk in HIV-Positive People (August 2004)
Daniel Wlodarczyk, M.D., provides a detailed overview of the health problems associated with heart risk in people with HIV -- namely hypertension, diabetes and hyperlipidemia.
From HIV InSite
HIV Linked to Increased Risk of Blood Clots (June 14, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Pulmonary Hypertension and HIV (March 2002)
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From Project Inform
Homocysteine, HIV and Heart Disease (August 24, 2001)
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In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
HAART to Heart (August 2000)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Metabolic Changes: Concerns About Heart, Circulatory Risks (May 15, 1998)
Protease inhibitors and cholesterol.
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
Heart Disease in People with HIV: An Interview with Joseph Sonnabend, M.D. (May 1998)
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
Cardiac Manifestations in HIV Disease; Injection Drug Users Are More Susceptible (Summer 1994)
In Women Alive Newsletter, from Women Alive

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