InternatIonal archIves of MedIcIne Section: cardiology Issn: 1755-7682 1 2015 Vol. 8 No. 78 doi: 10.3823/1677 iMedPub Journals http://journals.imed.pub © Under License of Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License This article is available at: www.intarchmed.com and www.medbrary.com Abstract Introduction: The classic risk factors for cardiovascular disease in healthy individuals are well known, however, it lacks in the literature the mechanisms that predicts cardiovascular disease in the population living with HIV-AIDS treated with HAART and presenting syndrome lipodystrophy. We aimed to investigate the risk of cardiovascular di- sease in HIV-AIDS patients treated with HAART and lipodystrophy syndrome. Methods: A search was performed in Medline, SciELO, Lilacs and Cochrane using the intersection between the keywords: "cardio- vascular disease", "HIV", "AIDS", "HAART" and "lipodystrophy syndrome". Results: The selected studies demonstrated that metabolic disorders such as hyperlipidemia, central adipose hypertrophy and peripheral lipoatrophy, besides the metabolic syndrome and lipodystrophy are maker clear risks of developing cardiovascular disease in these indi- viduals. Conclusion: The metabolic alterations in HIV-AIDS treated with HAART and presenting lipodystrophy syndrome may potentiate the development of cardiovascular diseases. The Lipodystrophy Syndrome as a Risk Marker for Cardiovascular Disease in Patients with HIV/AIDS Treated with HAART revIew Valdelias Xavier Pereira1,2, Luiz Carlos de Abreu2, Vitor E. Valenti3, Rodrigo D. Raimundo2, Mariliza Henrique da Silva4, Fernando R. Oliveira*1,2, Renata Salatini2, Adriano L. Roque1,2, Marcia de Toledo Blake2, Erick Silva Dias1,2, Celso F. Filho1, Vivian Finotti1, Celso Ferreira1 1 Federal University of São Paulo - Paulista School of Medicine - Department of Medicine. São Paulo, SP, Brazil. 2 Laboratory Design and Scientific Writing. Department of Community Health, ABC Medical School. Av Principe de Gales, 821, 09060-650. Santo André, SP, Brazil. 3 Center for the Study of the Autonomic Nervous System, Speech Therapy Department Faculty of Sciences, UNESP, Marília, SP, Brazil. 4 City of São Bernardo do Campo. Coordinator of Outpatient Medical Specialties. São Bernardo do Campo, SP, Brazil. Contact information: �luiz.abreu@fmabc.br Keywords HIV; Lipodystrophy syndrome; cardiovascular disease; AIDS. http://journals.imed.pub http://www.medbrary.com InternatIonal archIves of MedIcIne Section: cardiology Issn: 1755-7682 2015 Vol. 8 No. 78 doi: 10.3823/1677 This article is available at: www.intarchmed.com and www.medbrary.com 2 Background The introduction of antiretroviral therapy in high- power highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has resulted in the reduction of mortality associated with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in developed countries and in Brazil, despite the in- creased number of individuals with AIDS in develo- ping countries [1-4]. However, as a result of this treatment, other complications arose, including a metabolic disor- der called lipodystrophy syndrome (SLD), which is characterized by changes in body fat distribution (increased waist circumference and breasts, fat ac- cumulation in the neck, jaws especially the cheeks, buttocks) and/or metabolic abnormalities (insulin re- sistance and dyslipidemia). These changes increase the risk for cardiovascular disease [4, 5]. Individuals infected with immunodeficiency virus (HIV), requiring treatment for decades, leading to cumulative exposure, become more vulnerable to the side effects of antiretroviral drugs. Moreover, drugs used to treat dyslipidemia are not adequa- tely studied in relation to patients who use the HAART drugs. Some of them should be used with caution, because they affect the serum concentra- tion of the antirretroviral drugs [6, 7]. Additonally, the current epidemiological transition shows that a diet rich in saturated fats associated with physical inactivity is a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases [8, 9]. Objective In this sense, this study aimed to investigate the risks of cardiovascular disease in HIV-AIDS patients treated with HAART and lipodystrophy syndrome. Method Search and selection strategy Revisions were made between September 2012 and January 2013. The following database were used: MEDLINE (via PubMed), SciELO , Lilacs and Cochra- ne. We used the following keywords: "cardiovas- cular disease", "HIV", "AIDS" and "lipodystrophy syndrome". The keywords were defined according to the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). Studies were selected by one researcher and su- pervised by a senior researcher. Based on titles and abstracts, the manuscripts not clearly related to the topic were excluded. Studies that did not show full text or summary in English between 2001 and 2011 and literature reviews were excluded. Inclusion criteria considered clinical trials and basic studies investigating the risk of cardiovascular disease in individuals with HIV/ AIDS. All selected titles and abstracts were submit- ted to a final review, which considered the inclusion criteria. Results The electronic search yielded a total of 1425 re- ferences. Among these references, the first elimi- nation resulted in the exclusion of 1297 titles and abstracts, which were not clearly related to the subject of review. The titles of the remaining 128 abstracts were submitted to a final review, which took into account the inclusion criteria. The inves- tigation of reference lists confirmed the absence of relevant documents. Summaries of the six studies were selected. Table 1 shows the risk of occurren- ce of cardiovascular diseases, the main results and conclusions of the studies included. (Table1). Discussion The analysis of texts selected for this review indi- cated that plurimetabolic changes are considered risk factors for developing cardiovascular disease in the population studied. Moreover, the lipodys- trophy syndrome behaved as unequivocal marker of risk. The literature also reported how HAART influences the metabolic impairment and as a http://www.intarchmed.com InternatIonal archIves of MedIcIne Section: cardiology Issn: 1755-7682 2015 Vol. 8 No. 78 doi: 10.3823/1677 © Under License of Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License 3 consequence increases the risk of cardiovascular alterations. According to Lomar, HAART has 17 drugs that are divided into 4 classes: reverse transcriptase inhibi- tors nucleotide analogues (NRTIs), which act on the enzyme reverse transcriptase, incorporating DNA into the virus and creating chain. It induces the de- fective chain and prevents the virus from reprodu- cing; inhibitors of reverse transcriptase-nucleotide analogues (NNRTIs), which directly block the action of the enzyme, its propagation and development of the infestation in the body; protease inhibitors (PI), which prevents the production of new copies of HIV-infected cells and fusion inhibitors (PI) which prevents the entry of the virus into the cell [10]. Martinez et al, showed that the advent of HAART increases the possibility of viral eradication, but stu- dies have demonstrated the impossibility of comple- te removal of HIV in the body. In this circumstance, considering the current knowledge, patients with AIDS have to make use of antiretroviral drugs for life, making them indefinitely subjected to the risk of cardiovascular disease. Criteria used for initiating therapy takes into account the patient's clinical sta- tus and CD4 + lymphocytes. The viral load measu- rement is important for the proper choice of the various schemes available, as well as for monitoring therapeutic outcome, which aims to reduce the viral load to below 50 RNA copies/mL, as measured by the technique of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) or similar [11, 12]. The introduction of antiretroviral therapy has led to increased survival of HIV seropositive patients, however, it is also related to the advent of new and important problems. The authors showed that the redistribution of body fat and metabolic abnorma- lities, called as lipodystrophy syndrome, are among the most prevalent and worrisome side effects of HAART, besides the high risk of cardiovascular di- seases [12, 13, 14]. Based on Caron et al, lipid abnormalities found in SLD are increased serum levels of triglycerides (TGC) and/or total cholesterol at the expense of low-den- sity lipoprotein and low-density lipoproteins (LDL), with a tendency to decrease levels of high density lipoproteins and high density lipoproteins (HDL) [15]. Hypertriglyceridemia is mainly due to the high ra- tes of de novo lipogenesis and delayed clearance of Table 1. Authors and year Main Findings Lomar AV, 2005 [10] HAART has 17 drugs that are divided into 4 classes: (NRTIs) (NNRTI), (IP) (IF). Caron et al., 2003 [15] Lipid abnormalities found in the lipodystrophy syndrome are increased serum levels of triglycerides (TGC) and/or total cholesterol at the expense of (LDL), with a trend towards decreased levels (HDL). Galli et al., 2012 [18] The action of the drug (IP) protease inhibitors, is the main cause of the (IR) insulin resistance. Sutinen et ai., 2012 [19] Among the anatomic changes of fat redistribution, we identify three groups: lipoatrophy, lipohypertrophy and the mixed form. (DAD) Study Group, 2011 [23] The incidence of myocardial infarction or any ischemic vascular event increased with longer exposure to HAART. Law, 2004 [26] There is increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease patients with DM, obesity, co- infected with hepatitis C. The author reports 16% increase in the incidence of myocardial infarction per year of HAART and with Lipo dystrophy syndrome. InternatIonal archIves of MedIcIne Section: cardiology Issn: 1755-7682 2015 Vol. 8 No. 78 doi: 10.3823/1677 This article is available at: www.intarchmed.com and www.medbrary.com 4 TGC post-prandial period [16]. Studies also revealed that a significantly increased proportion of patients using IP had elevated serum levels of fasting po- liprotein B and E, possibly by increased synthesis, which could be related to the manifestation of hi- perlipidemia16. Furthermore, metabolic syndrome was present in 18% of HIV patients under HAART treatment, especially in patients using [IP17]. The abnormalities may manifest as glucose intolerance, insulin resistance or diabetes mellitus (DM) [15, 17]. Galli and others explain the mechanisms by which antiretroviral (ARV) drugs, such as protease inhibi- tors, that cause insulin resistance, leading to redu- ced uptake mediated by insulin in adipocytes and skeletal muscle glucose by interfering with the trans- membrane glucose transporters GLUT-4, in addition to the effect transcription factor steroid regulatory element-binding protein 1c (SREBP-1) affecting glu- cose metabolism to produce imperfect expressions gamma receptor peroxisome proliferator-activated (PPAR-gamma) [18]. It is not yet clear whether the loss of bone mi- neral density is the same syndrome component [17]. Avascular necrosis has been considered a SLD complication of HIV, since hyperlipidemia and HIV infection are known risk factors for osteonecrosis of femural head [16, 19]. It was described by Sutinen et al. that among the anatomic changes of fat redistribution, it is identified three groups: lipoatrophy, the lipohypertrophy and mixed forms [19]. The lipoatrophy and lipohypertro- phy can occur separately or can occur together in the same patient [4, 19]. In lipohypertrophy is obser- ved accumulation of central fat. The fat accumula- tion can occur in abdomen, neck, back and breasts. The abdomen gets distended appearance and fat tissue is commonly deposited intra-abdominal or between viscera. Increased intra-abdominal pressu- re may predispose to abdominal hernias that may eventually require surgical correction [15, 18, 19]. It has also been studied accumulation of lipids in the upper trunk, extending to the armpits in males as well as in the anterior cervical region and supra- pubic in both sexes [19, 20, 21]. The increased volume of the breasts in females occurs mainly due to the fat component, it is not associated with glandular hypertrophy. In males, gynecomastia (glandular hypertrophy) or pseudo- gynecomastia (fat accumulation) may also occur [12, 15, 22]. The lipohypertrophy is more associated with pa- tients with more advanced age at start of treatment, higher body mass index and the use of protease inhibitors [19]. In lipoatrophy there is a loss of peripheral subcu- taneous tissue. There is a thinning of the upper and lower limbs, the skin becomes thinned and allows viewing, almost anatomical, of the superficial blood vessels and muscle groups. This picture may give the patient a pseudo-athletic image. Evidence of vascular design is also often confused with (pseudo- varices) venous insufficiency [13, 15, 22]. The largest prospective study of cardiovascular risk with HAART is the data collection on adverse events of anti -HIV drugs (DAD) [23]. Among the 23,468 participants, 126 (0.5 percent) had a first myocardial infarction, the incidence was 3.5 per 1000. Among these infarctions, 29 percent were fatal, which is 6 percent of all deaths in the stu- dy. There were over 77 events related to coronary ischemia, including artery angioplasty or surgery, ischemic stroke, and carotid endarterectomy [24]. Incidence of myocardial infarction or any ischemic vascular event increased with longer exposure to HAART (relative risk, 1.26 [confidence interval of 95 percent, 1.12 to 1.41] per additional year of expo- sure, P < 0.001). Very few ischemic events occu- rred to determine the relative risk associated with a specific class of antiretroviral drugs or individual drugs. Hypercholesterolemia, advanced age, smo- king, diabetes mellitus, male gender, and a history of cardiovascular disease were also associated with an increased risk of myocardial infarction [23]. Risk of myocardial infarction in relation to duration of http://www.intarchmed.com InternatIonal archIves of MedIcIne Section: cardiology Issn: 1755-7682 2015 Vol. 8 No. 78 doi: 10.3823/1677 © Under License of Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License 5 antiretroviral therapy was significant, but was rela- tively low in analyzes which adjusted for increased cholesterol levels, suggesting that metabolic abnor- malities induced by antiretroviral therapy contribu- ted to increased morbidity observed [23]. Although DAD23 Study Group has found that the relative risk of cardiovascular disease increased with duration of antiretroviral therapy, the absolute risk of cardiovascular disease remain low for most pa- tients, except those with several other cardiovascu- lar risk factors [25 ,26]. The metabolic abnormalities are associated with increased risk of cardiovascular events. Thus, according to Law et al, HIV positive pa- tients, with significantly higher prevalence of ele- vated levels of fasting glucose and triglycerides and low HDL cholesterol levels, have increased risk of atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease and diabetes mellitus (DM)[18,21,26]. The risk of developing dia- betes is 6 to 10% higher in these patients, and is further increased in obese patients co-infected with hepatitis C virus or virus family history of DM. These authors reported a 16% increase in the incidence of myocardial infarction per year of antiretroviral therapy [19, 26]. Conclusion The lipodystrophy syndrome frequently is associated with plurimetabolic changes in individuals with HIV/ AIDS treated with HAART and constitute an impor- tant risk marker for cardiovascular involvement of these patients. Acknowledgement This study received financial support from CNPq. Conflict of interests The authors declare no conflicts of interest. 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