1:00 - 2:00 p.m. ET
Description
This NHLBI HIV/AIDS Program webinar features Matthew J. Feinstein, M.D., M.Sc., Associate Professor of Medicine (Cardiology), Preventive Medicine (Epidemiology), and Pathology, and Director of Student Research at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (NUFSM). In this talk, Dr. Feinstein will first provide a brief overview of the changing scope and presentation of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) among people with HIV (PWH). Next, he will discuss the immunopathogenesis of HIV-associated athero-thrombotic disease and heart failure, including known and unknown mechanisms, as well as the potential implications for diagnosis and therapy. Finally, he will explore practical interim approaches, given limited clinical data to guide decision-making, to preventing and treating CVDs in PWH.
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About the NHLBI HIV/AIDS Program and Seminar Series
This online seminar is part of a series that aims to facilitate information-sharing and stimulate scientific exchange in HIV-focused heart, lung, blood, and sleep research. The series is supported by the NHLBI HIV/AIDS Program, which leads global research, training, and education programs on HIV-related heart, lung, blood, and sleep (HLBS) disorders, as well as blood-based therapies.
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