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Recent data suggest a potential new paradigm for cardiovascular disease risk in HIV disease. Persistent low-grade undetectable viral replication and ongoing microbial translocation, along with hepatitis C virus or other viral coinfection, may lead to increased T-cell activation and ongoing monocyte activation, which may contribute to the development of high-risk plaque morphology and increased arterial inflammation.
