JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
98(4), P. 395 - 400
Published: Dec. 3, 2024
Studies
suggest
that
the
use
of
race-specific
pulmonary
function
reference
equations
may
obscure
racial
inequities
in
respiratory
health.
Whether
removing
race
from
interpretation
would
influence
analyses
HIV
and
is
unknown.
Pulmonary
measurements
1,067
men
(591
with
HIV)
Multicenter
AIDS
Cohort
Study
(MACS)
1,661
women
(1,175
Women's
Interagency
(WIHS)
were
analyzed.
Percent-of-predicted
values
for
spirometry
single-breath
diffusing
capacity
carbon
monoxide
(DLCO)
generated
derived
National
Health
Nutrition
Examination
Survey
race-neutral
application
Global
Lung
Function
Initiative
database.
Regression
models
used
to
evaluate
association
between
percent-of-predicted
measures
function.
Alpaydin's
F
test
was
compare
how
well
these
predicted
self-reported
health-related
quality
life.
Persons
observed
have
significantly
lower
DLCO
than
those
without
but
no
significant
differences
spirometric
function,
regardless
whether
a
or
approach
used.
Among
men,
not
women,
generate
performed
better
predicting
respiratory-related
The
continues
identify
lung
impairment
persons
at
risk
and,
DLCO,
be
superior
identifying
clinically
relevant
impairments.
Annals of the American Thoracic Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
22(2), P. 274 - 284
Published: Oct. 17, 2024
Rationale:
Obstructive
lung
disease
(OLD)
pathogenesis
includes
inhalational
(e.g.,
smoking)
and
noninhalational
mechanisms
infections).
Human
immunodeficiency
virus
(HIV)
has
been
suggested
as
a
novel
OLD
risk
factor.
Substantial
data
have
recently
emerged
about
its
effects
on
function
structure,
especially
in
low-
to
middle-income
countries
regarding
longitudinal
function.
Objectives:
To
assess
the
association
of
HIV
infection
with
OLD,
impaired
gas
exchange,
emphysema.
Methods:
In
this
systematic
review
meta-analysis,
we
searched
PubMed,
Embase,
Cochrane
Central
Register
Controlled
Trials,
Database
Systematic
Reviews,
Web
Science,
Scopus,
Cumulative
Index
Nursing
Allied
Health
Literature,
Global
Medicus
through
April
2023
for
controlled
observational
studies
people
living
without
reporting
pulmonary
and/or
Primary
outcomes
were
by
spirometry,
exchange
impairment
diffusing
capacity
carbon
monoxide,
visual
emphysema
computed
tomography.
We
performed
random-effects
meta-analyses
using
odds
ratios
(ORs)
95%
confidence
intervals
(CIs).
This
study
was
registered
PROSPERO
(CRD42021268498).
Results:
included
95
publications
pertaining
43
unique
studies.
associated
(OR,
1.29;
CI,
1.02-1.63),
2.63;
0.96-7.24),
1.46;
1.02-2.09),
faster
decline.
greatest
Africans
HIV.
There
no
or
from
Africa.
The
certainty
evidence
low
very
low,
primarily
because
studies'
design.
Conclusions:
People
increased
impairment,
decline,
varies
regionally.
recommend
that
both
spirometry
monoxide
be
measured
respiratory
symptoms.
Future
should
develop
validate
HIV-specific
screening
case-finding
strategies
chronic
disease.
Journal of the American Heart Association,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
12(20)
Published: Oct. 13, 2023
Background
Postacute
sequelae
of
COVID-19
(PASC)
and
HIV
are
both
associated
with
reduced
exercise
capacity,
but
whether
SARS-CoV-2
or
PASC
capacity
among
people
(PWH)
is
unknown.
We
hypothesized
that
PWH
would
have
from
chronotropic
incompetence.
Methods
Results
conducted
cross-sectional
cardiopulmonary
testing
within
a
COVID
recovery
cohort
included
without
prior
infection
(controls).
evaluated
associations
HIV,
SARS-CoV-2,
(peak
oxygen
consumption)
chronotropy
(adjusted
heart
rate
reserve).
83
participants
(median
age,
54
years;
35%
women;
37
PWH):
23
out
(62%)
all
46
controls
had
infection,
11
(48%)
28
(61%)
PASC.
Peak
consumption
was
versus
(80%
predicted
99%,
International Journal of COPD,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
Volume 18, P. 2795 - 2817
Published: Nov. 1, 2023
Chronic
obstructive
pulmonary
disease
(COPD)
is
a
progressive
respiratory
disorder
characterized
by
airflow
limitation
and
persistent
symptoms.
People
with
HIV
(PWH)
are
particularly
vulnerable
to
COPD
development;
PWH
have
demonstrated
both
higher
rates
of
an
earlier
more
rapid
decline
in
lung
function
than
their
seronegative
counterparts,
even
after
accounting
for
differences
cigarette
smoking.
Factors
contributing
this
HIV-associated
difference
include
chronic
immune
activation
inflammation,
accelerated
aging,
predilection
infections,
alterations
the
microbiome,
interplay
between
inhalational
toxins.
In
review,
we
discuss
what
known
about
epidemiology
pathobiology
among
outline
screening,
diagnostic,
prevention,
treatment
strategies.
AIDS,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: June 20, 2023
Objectives:
Spirometric
abnormalities
are
frequent
and
obstructive
lung
disease
(OLD)
is
a
common
comorbidity
among
people
with
HIV
(PWH).
increases
the
risk
of
many
comorbidities
to
greater
degree
in
women
than
men.
Few
studies
have
evaluated
whether
sex
modifies
HIV-associated
OLD.
Design
Methods:
To
evaluate
associations
between
abnormal
function,
men
without
underwent
spirometric
testing
after
completing
therapy
for
pneumonia,
including
tuberculosis
(TB),
Kampala,
Uganda.
OLD
was
defined
as
post-bronchodilator
forced
expiratory
volume
first
second
vital
capacity
(FEV
1
/FVC)
ratio
<0.70.
Associations
sex,
HIV,
function
were
using
multivariable
regression
models
sex-by-HIV
interaction
terms
adjusting
age,
body
mass
index
(BMI),
smoking
status,
TB
status.
Results:
Among
348
participants,
147
(42%)
135
(39%)
positive.
Sixteen
(11%)
23
had
The
HIV-sex
significant
(p
=
0.04).
In
adjusted
stratified
analysis,
3.44
(95%
CI
1.11,
12.0;
p
0.04)
increased
odds
having
compared
HIV.
Women
did
not
Conclusions:
appears
increase
an
urban
Ugandan
setting.
mechanistic
explanation
this
by
remains
unclear
warrants
further
study.
PLoS ONE,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
18(7), P. e0288803 - e0288803
Published: July 18, 2023
Objectives
An
isolated
reduction
in
the
diffusing
capacity
for
carbon
monoxide
(DLco;
iso↓DLco)
is
one
of
most
common
pulmonary
function
test
(PFT)
abnormalities
people
living
with
HIV
(PWH),
but
its
clinical
implications
are
incompletely
understood.
In
this
study,
we
explored
whether
iso↓DLco
PWH
associated
a
greater
respiratory
symptom
burden.
Study
design
Cross-sectional
analysis
Methods
We
used
ATS/ERS
compliant
PFTs
from
normal
spirometry
(post-bronchodilator
FEV1/FVC
≥0.7;
FEV1,
FVC
≥80%
predicted)
I
AM
OLD
cohort
San
Francisco,
CA
and
Seattle,
WA,
grouped
by
DLco
categorized
as
(DLco
≥lower
limit
normal,
LLN),
mild
(LLN
>DLco
>60%
predicted),
moderate-severe
≤60%
predicted).
performed
multivariable
analyses
to
associations
between
validated
symptom-severity
quality
life
questionnaires,
including
modified
Medical
Research
Council
dyspnea
scale
(mMRC),
COPD
Assessment
Test
(CAT),
St.
George’s
Respiratory
Questionnaire
(SGRQ),
well
individual
CAT
symptoms.
Results
Mild
was
only
significantly
higher
SGRQ
score.
Moderate-severe
odds
mMRC
≥2
scores.
had
increased
breathlessness,
decreased
activity,
lower
confidence
leaving
home,
less
energy.
Conclusions
Iso↓DLco
worse
scores,
association
becomes
stronger
worsening
DLco,
suggesting
that
impaired
gas
exchange
alone
has
significant
negative
impact
on
PWH.
Additional
studies
ongoing
understand
etiology
finding
appropriate
interventions.
medRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: May 2, 2023
Long
COVID
has
been
associated
with
reduced
exercise
capacity,
but
whether
SARS-CoV-2
infection
or
is
capacity
among
people
HIV
(PWH)
not
reported.
We
hypothesized
that
PWH
cardiopulmonary
post-acute
symptoms
of
COVID-19
(PASC)
would
have
due
to
chronotropic
incompetence.
AIDS,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
37(14), P. 2267 - 2268
Published: Oct. 25, 2023
aDivision
of
Pulmonary,
Critical
Care,
Allergy
and
Sleep
Medicine
bDivision
HIV,
Infectious
Diseases
Global
Medicine,
University
California
San
Francisco,
California,
USA.
Correspondence
to
Katerina
L.
Byanova,
MD,
MS,
Division
505
Parnassus
Ave,
Box
0111,
CA
94143,
E-mail:
[email
protected]
Received
21
July,
2023
Accepted
9
August,
Annals of the American Thoracic Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
21(7), P. 1085 - 1093
Published: March 18, 2024
Rationale:
Nocturnal
hypoxemia
is
common
in
sleep-disordered
breathing
(SDB)
and
associated
with
increased
morbidity
mortality.
Although
impaired
diffusing
capacity
of
the
lung
for
carbon
monoxide
(DlCO)
daytime
hypoxemia,
its
influence
on
SDB-related
nocturnal
not
known.
Objectives:
To
characterize
effects
DlCO
impairment
health
outcomes.
Methods:
Data
from
a
multicenter
cohort
men
without
human
immunodeficiency
virus
(HIV)
infection,
concomitant
measures
home-based
polysomnography
(n
=
544),
were
analyzed.
Multivariable
quantile
regression
models
characterized
associations
between
several
(e.g.,
total
sleep
time
oxygen
saturation
as
measured
by
pulse
oximetry
[SpO2]
<
90%
[T90]).
Structural
equation
used
to
assess
prevalent
hypertension
type
2
diabetes.
Results:
(<80%
predicted)
was
sleep-related
hypoxemia.
Participants
severe
SDB
(apnea-hypopnea
index
⩾
30
events/h)
had
higher
T90
(median
difference,
15.0%
[95%
confidence
interval
(CI),
10.3%
19.7%])
average
desaturation
1.0
CI,
0.5
1.5])
lower
nadir
SpO2
-8.2%
-11.4%
-4.9%])
during
-1.1%
-2.1%
-0.01%])
than
those
preserved
DlCO.
Higher
adjusted
odds
(odds
ratio,
1.39
1.14
1.70])
diabetes
1.25
1.07
1.46]).
Conclusions:
hypertension,
Assessment
should
be
considered
guide
testing
risk
stratification
strategies.
Open Forum Infectious Diseases,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
11(5)
Published: April 26, 2024
Abstract
Hepatitis
C
virus
(HCV)
infection
is
associated
with
extrahepatic
effects,
including
reduced
diffusing
capacity
of
the
lungs.
It
unknown
whether
clearance
HCV
improved
capacity.
In
this
sample
women
and
without
human
immunodeficiency
virus,
there
was
no
association
between