Research Article

Assessment of Clinical Features in HIV-Infected Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in China

Table 1

The demographic information, previous medical history, and laboratory results at admission compared between PLWH and HIV-negative controls.

PLWH (n = 48)HIV-negative controls (n = 48) value

Age (years, mean and SD)53.6 ± 10.653.0 ± 10.30.777
Male (n, %)46 (95.8%)46 (95.8%)1.000
Current smoker (n, %)27 (56.3%)32 (66.7%)0.294
BMI (kg/m2, mean and SD)24.7 ± 4.526.8 ± 3.80.018
Hypertension (n, %)18 (37.5%)31 (64.6%)0.008
BP (mean of systolic and diastolic BP (mmHg) ± SD)102 ± 13104 ± 130.315
Diabetes mellitus (n, %)21 (43.8%)21 (43.8%)1.000
On insulin (n, %)6 (12.5%)5 (10.4%)0.749
Chronic kidney disease (n, %)2 (4.2%)4 (8.3%)0.677
Family history of CVD (n, %)12 (25%)20 (41.7%)0.083

Medications on admission (n, %)
Aspirin14 (29.2%)9 (18.8%)0.232
Clopidogrel10 (20.8%)5 (10.4%)0.160
Statin23 (47.9%)5(10.4%)<0.001
Β receptor blocker8 (16.7%)3 (6.3%)0.109
RAAS inhibitor11 (22.9%)14 (29.8%)0.447

CAD presentation (n, %)
STEMI16 (33.3%)19 (39.5%)0.577
NSTEMI11 (22.9%)13 (27.0%)
UA21 (43.8%)16 (33.3%)

Echocardiographic parameters
LVEF (%, mean and SD)52 ± 1456 ± 90.069
LVDD (n, %)29 (60.4%)33 (71.7%)0.247
LVMI (g/m2, median and IQR)96 (77–114)88 (74–104)0.137

Baseline labs (mean and SD/median and IQR)
Triglycerides (mmol/L)1.60 (1.05–2.25)1.55 (1.10–2.20)0.781
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)3.73 ± 1.344.37 ± 1.130.016
LDL-C (mmol/L)1.95 ± 0.772.69 ± 0.99<0.001
HDL-C (mmol/L)0.79 ± 0.220.92 ± 0.210.006
cTnI (ng/ml0.21 (0.09–0.92)0.21 (0.05–2.91)0.118
BNP (pg/ml)76 (39–386)140 (99–236)0.470
D-dimer (mg/L)0.28 (0.15–0.69)0.57 (0.43–0.93)0.089
Fasting blood-glucose (mmol/L)7.27 ± 2.768.87 ± 3.530.017
HbA1c (%)6.1 (5.5–6.7)5.9 (5.4–8.2)0.170
Creatinine (mmol/L)79 ± 3078 ± 240.871
Leukocyte counts (109/L)5.64 ± 1.839.39 ± 3.61<0.001
Hemoglobin (g/dL)13.9 ± 514.5 ± 1.40.493
CRP (mg/dL)2.5 (1.2–7.2)5 (1.2–9.7)0.722

PLWH: people living with HIV; BMI: body mass index; BP: blood pressure; CVD: cardiovascular disease; SD: standard deviation; IQR: interquartile range; RAAS: renin angiotensin aldosterone system; CAD: coronary artery disease; STEMI: ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction; NSTEMI: non-ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction; UA: unstable angina; LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction; LVDD: left ventricular diastolic dysfunction; LVMI: left ventricular mass index; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; BNP: brain natriuretic peptide; HbA1c: hemoglobin A1c; CRP: C-reactive protein.