People with AIDS are more likely to have heart disease .. for these reasons

A Global Study – A recent international study found that people living with HIV are at greater risk of developing heart disease.

The study was conducted by researchers from the University of Edinburgh and published its findings in the latest issue of the journal Circulation.

To achieve the results of the study, the research team reviewed the results of studies conducted in 153 countries around the world to determine the rate of heart disease in people living with HIV / AIDS.

In a study of nearly 800,000 people, the researchers found that the risk of heart disease and dual arterial disease among people living with HIV.

The results also revealed that more than two-thirds of the burden of AIDS-related heart disease has occurred in sub-Saharan Africa, as well as in Asia and the Pacific.

The analysis of global figures has shown that cardiovascular disease associated with AIDS has more than tripled in the last 20 years, with more people living longer with the virus.

The research team noted that the relationship between "AIDS" and heart disease is poorly understood, and believe that the virus can cause vasculitis, which affects the effectiveness of the cardiovascular system and increases the risk of heart disease.

Researchers also believe that the AIDS virus increases blood lipid levels and affects the body's ability to regulate sugar levels, which can also contribute to the increase in heart disease.

Professor Jeremy Pearson, medical director of the British Heart Foundation, said, "We now have clear evidence that the risk of heart disease increases if a person is infected with HIV."

"The results of the study are important for monitoring the effects of the virus on health, especially in developing countries of Africa, where the burden of AIDS is higher."

The AIDS virus attacks the immune system in the human body, disrupts its function, makes it weak and weak, and leaves it with no defensive force capable of coping with any disease.

If the virus is not fought, the patient is exposed to many diseases and dangerous cancers, called opportunistic diseases, because they take advantage of the human body's inability to defend itself and to attack him.

According to the United Nations, the AIDS virus has killed 40 million people worldwide since its discovery, while 36.9 million people still have the virus.

The history of the first case of AIDS was reported in June 1981, in the United States.