The use of optical coherence tomography in diagnosis of HIV-associated atherosclerosis: Case report

Background and Aims: Patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are at higher risk for coronary artery disease, due to accelerated atherosclerosis resulting from chronic inflammation, the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and the side effects of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). The atherosclerosis associated with HIV differs in important ways from atherosclerosis in the non-HIV setting. The present article aimed to report an unusual case of atherosclerosis in HIV-infected young women without any traditional cardiovascular risk factors on OCT.