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HIV infection and the risk of acute myocardial infarction by Freiberg, Matthew S, Chang, Chung-Chou H, Kuller, Lewis H, Skanderson, Melissa, Lowy, Elliott, Kraemer, Kevin L, Butt, Adeel A, Bidwell Goetz, Matthew, Leaf, David, Oursler, Kris Ann, Rimland, David, Rodriguez Barradas, Maria, Brown, Sheldon, Gibert, Cynthia, McGinnis, Kathy, Crothers, Kristina, Sico, Jason, Crane, Heidi, Warner, Alberta, Gottlieb, Stephen, Gottdiener, John, Tracy, Russell P, Budoff, Matthew, Watson, Courtney, Armah, Kaku A, Doebler, Donna, Bryant, Kendall, Justice, Amy C

“…Whether people infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are at an increased risk of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) compared with uninfected people…”
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HIV Infection and Risk for Incident Pulmonary Diseases in the Combination Antiretroviral Therapy Era by CROTHERS, Kristina, HUANG, Laurence, JUSTICE, Amy C, GOULET, Joseph L, BIDWELL GOETZ, Matthew, BROWNS, Sheldon T, RODRIGUEZ-BARRADAS, Maria C, OURSLER, Krisann K, RIMLAND, David, GIBERT, Cynthia L, BUTT, Adeel A

“…In aging HIV-infected populations comorbid diseases are important determinants of morbidity and mortality. Pulmonary diseases have not been systematically…”
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HIV Infection, Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Profile, and Risk for Acute Myocardial Infarction by Paisible, Anne-Lise, Chang, Chung-Chou H, So-Armah, Kaku A, Butt, Adeel A, Leaf, David A, Budoff, Matthew, Rimland, David, Bedimo, Roger, Goetz, Matthew B, Rodriguez-Barradas, Maria C, Crane, Heidi M, Gibert, Cynthia L, Brown, Sheldon T, Tindle, Hilary A, Warner, Alberta L, Alcorn, Charles, Skanderson, Melissa, Justice, Amy C, Freiberg, Matthew S

“…BACKGROUND:Traditional cardiovascular disease risk factors (CVDRFs) increase the risk of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) among HIV-infected (HIV+)…”
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A Low Peripheral Blood CD4/CD8 Ratio Is Associated with Pulmonary Emphysema in HIV by Triplette, Matthew, Attia, Engi F, Akgün, Kathleen M, Soo Hoo, Guy W, Freiberg, Matthew S, Butt, Adeel A, Wongtrakool, Cherry, Goetz, Matthew Bidwell, Brown, Sheldon T, Graber, Christopher J, Huang, Laurence, Crothers, Kristina

“…The prevalence of emphysema is higher among HIV-infected (HIV+) individuals compared to HIV-uninfected persons. While greater tobacco use contributes,…”
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Hepatic decompensation in antiretroviral-treated patients co-infected with HIV and hepatitis C virus compared with hepatitis C virus-monoinfected patients: a cohort study by Lo Re, 3rd, Vincent, Kallan, Michael J, Tate, Janet P, Localio, A Russell, Lim, Joseph K, Goetz, Matthew Bidwell, Klein, Marina B, Rimland, David, Rodriguez-Barradas, Maria C, Butt, Adeel A, Gibert, Cynthia L, Brown, Sheldon T, Park, Lesley, Dubrow, Robert, Reddy, K Rajender, Kostman, Jay R, Strom, Brian L, Justice, Amy C

“…The incidence and determinants of hepatic decompensation have been incompletely examined among patients co-infected with HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) in the…”
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Vitamins A & D inhibit the growth of mycobacteria in radiometric culture by Greenstein, Robert J, Su, Liya, Brown, Sheldon T

“…The role of vitamins in the combat of disease is usually conceptualized as acting by modulating the immune response of an infected, eukaryotic host. We…”
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Association of Viral Suppression With Lower AIDS-Defining and Non-AIDS-Defining Cancer Incidence in HIV-Infected Veterans: A Prospective Cohort Study by Park, Lesley S, Tate, Janet P, Sigel, Keith, Brown, Sheldon T, Crothers, Kristina, Gibert, Cynthia, Goetz, Matthew Bidwell, Rimland, David, Rodriguez-Barradas, Maria C, Bedimo, Roger J, Justice, Amy C, Dubrow, Robert

“…Viral suppression is a primary marker of HIV treatment success. Persons with HIV are at increased risk for AIDS-defining cancer (ADC) and several types of…”
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Increased Risk of Radiographic Emphysema in HIV Is Associated With Elevated Soluble CD14 and Nadir CD4 by Attia, Engi F., MD, Akgün, Kathleen M., MD, Wongtrakool, Cherry, MD, Goetz, Matthew Bidwell, MD, Rodriguez-Barradas, Maria C., MD, Rimland, David, MD, Brown, Sheldon T., MD, Soo Hoo, Guy W., MD, FCCP, Kim, Joon, MD, Lee, Patty J., MD, Schnapp, Lynn M., MD, Sharafkhaneh, Amir, MD, PhD, FCCP, Justice, Amy C., MD, PhD, Crothers, Kristina, MD

“…Abstract BACKGROUND: The association between HIV and emphysema remains incompletely understood. We sought to determine whether HIV is an independent risk…”
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HIV status and the risk of ischemic stroke among men by Sico, Jason J, Chang, Chung-Chou H, So-Armah, Kaku, Justice, Amy C, Hylek, Elaine, Skanderson, Melissa, McGinnis, Kathleen, Kuller, Lewis H, Kraemer, Kevin L, Rimland, David, Bidwell Goetz, Matthew, Butt, Adeel A, Rodriguez-Barradas, Maria C, Gibert, Cynthia, Leaf, David, Brown, Sheldon T, Samet, Jeffrey, Kazis, Lewis, Bryant, Kendall, Freiberg, Matthew S

“…OBJECTIVE:Given conflicting data regarding the association of HIV infection and ischemic stroke risk, we sought to determine whether HIV infection conferred an…”
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Influence of Cancer on COVID-19 Incidence, Outcomes, and Vaccine Effectiveness: A Prospective Cohort Study of U.S. Veterans by Leuva, Harshraj, Zhou, Mengxi, Brau, Norbert, Brown, Sheldon T., Mundi, Prabhjot, Rosenberg, Ta-Chueh Melody, Luhrs, Carol, Bates, Susan E., Park, Yeun-Hee Anna, Fojo, Tito

“…Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been a constant health threat since its emergence. Amongst risk factors proposed, a diagnosis of cancer has been…”
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Incidence, Etiology, and Severity of Acute Gastroenteritis Among Prospectively Enrolled Patients in 4 Veterans Affairs Hospitals and Outpatient Centers, 2016–2018 by Cardemil, Cristina V, Balachandran, Neha, Kambhampati, Anita, Grytdal, Scott, Dahl, Rebecca M, Rodriguez-Barradas, Maria C, Vargas, Blanca, Beenhouwer, David O, Evangelista, Karen V, Marconi, Vincent C, Meagley, Kathryn L, Brown, Sheldon T, Perea, Adrienne, Lucero-Obusan, Cynthia, Holodniy, Mark, Browne, Hannah, Gautam, Rashi, Bowen, Michael D, Vinjé, Jan, Parashar, Umesh D, Hall, Aron J

“…Abstract Background Acute gastroenteritis (AGE) burden, etiology, and severity in adults is not well characterized. We implemented a multisite AGE surveillance…”
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HIV as an independent risk factor for incident lung cancer by Sigel, Keith, Wisnivesky, Juan, Gordon, Kirsha, Dubrow, Robert, Justice, Amy, Brown, Sheldon T, Goulet, Joseph, Butt, Adeel A, Crystal, Stephen, Rimland, David, Rodriguez-Barradas, Maria, Gibert, Cynthia, Park, Lesley S, Crothers, Kristina

“…It is unclear whether the elevated rate of lung cancer among HIV-infected persons is due to biological effects of HIV, surveillance bias, or excess smoking. We…”
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Time trends in cancer incidence in persons living with HIV/AIDS in the antiretroviral therapy era: 1997–2012 by Park, Lesley S, Tate, Janet P, Sigel, Keith, Rimland, David, Crothers, Kristina, Gibert, Cynthia, Rodriguez-Barradas, Maria C, Goetz, Matthew Bidwell, Bedimo, Roger J, Brown, Sheldon T, Justice, Amy C, Dubrow, Robert

“…OBJECTIVE:Utilizing the Veterans Aging Cohort Study, the largest HIV cohort in North America, we conducted one of the few comprehensive comparisons of cancer…”
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Prostate Cancer Screening and Incidence among Aging Persons Living with HIV by Leapman, Michael S, Stone, Kimberly, Wadia, Roxanne, Park, Lesley S, Gibert, Cynthia L, Goetz, Matthew B, Bedimo, Roger, Rodriguez-Barradas, Maria, Shebl, Fatma, Justice, Amy C, Brown, Sheldon T, Crothers, Kristina, Sigel, Keith M

“…The risk of prostate cancer among persons living with human immunodeficiency virus (PWH) is not well understood and may be obscured by different opportunities…”
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Efficacy of Extended-Release Naltrexone on HIV-Related and Drinking Outcomes Among HIV-Positive Patients: A Randomized-Controlled Trial by Edelman, E. Jennifer, Moore, Brent A., Holt, Stephen R., Hansen, Nathan, Kyriakides, Tassos C., Virata, Michael, Brown, Sheldon T., Justice, Amy C., Bryant, Kendall J., Fiellin, David A., Fiellin, Lynn E.

“…We sought to test the efficacy of extended-release naltrexone (XR-NTX) on HIV-related and drinking outcomes. From April 2011-February 2015, we conducted a…”
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"One-Two Punch": Synergistic ß-Lactam Combinations for Mycobacterium abscessus and Target Redundancy in the Inhibition of Peptidoglycan Synthesis Enzymes by Nguyen, David C, Dousa, Khalid M, Kurz, Sebastian G, Brown, Sheldon T, Drusano, George, Holland, Steven M, Kreiswirth, Barry N, Boom, W Henry, Daley, Charles L, Bonomo, Robert A

“…Mycobacterium abscessus subsp. abscessus is one of the most difficult pathogens to treat and its incidence in disease is increasing. Dual β-lactam combinations…”
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Effectiveness of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines against Omicron and Delta variants in a matched test-negative case–control study among US veterans by Young-Xu, Yinong, Zwain, Gabrielle M, Izurieta, Hector S, Korves, Caroline, Powell, Ethan I, Smith, Jeremy, Balajee, Abirami, Holodniy, Mark, Beenhouwer, David O, Rodriguez-Barradas, Maria C, Brown, Sheldon T, Marconi, Vincent C

“…ObjectiveTo estimate the effectiveness of messenger RNA (mRNA) booster doses during the period of Delta and Omicron variant dominance.DesignWe conducted a…”
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Findings in asymptomatic HIV-infected patients undergoing chest computed tomography testing: implications for lung cancer screening by Sigel, Keith, Wisnivesky, Juan, Shahrir, Shahida, Brown, Sheldon T, Justice, Amy, Kim, Joon, Rodriguez-Barradas, Maria C, Akgün, Kathleen M, Rimland, David, Hoo, Guy W Soo, Crothers, Kristina

“…BACKGROUND:HIV-infected persons have a two-fold to five-fold increased unadjusted risk of lung cancer. In the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST), computed…”
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Trends in Incidence of Norovirus-associated Acute Gastroenteritis in 4 Veterans Affairs Medical Center Populations in the United States, 2011–2015 by Grytdal, Scott, Browne, Hannah, Collins, Nikail, Vargas, Blanca, Rodriguez-Barradas, Maria C, Rimland, David, Beenhouwer, David O, Brown, Sheldon T, Goetz, Matthew Bidwell, Lucero-Obusan, Cynthia, Holodniy, Mark, Kambhampati, Anita, Parashar, Umesh, Vinjé, Jan, Lopman, Ben, Hall, Aron J, Cardemil, Cristina V

“…Abstract Background Norovirus is an important cause of epidemic acute gastroenteritis (AGE), yet the burden of endemic disease in adults has not been well…”
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Immunological and infectious risk factors for lung cancer in US veterans with HIV: a longitudinal cohort study by Sigel, Keith, Dr, Wisnivesky, Juan, Prof, Crothers, Kristina, MD, Gordon, Kirsha, PhD, Brown, Sheldon T, MD, Rimland, David, MD, Rodriguez-Barradas, Maria C, MD, Gibert, Cynthia, MD, Goetz, Matthew Bidwell, MD, Bedimo, Roger, MD, Park, Lesley S, PhD, Dubrow, Robert, Prof

“…Summary Background HIV infection is independently associated with risk of lung cancer, but few data exist for the relation between longitudinal measurements of…”
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