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A 56-year-old man with HIV is admitted to the hospital with acute chest pain. He has been on and off his antiretroviral medications for the past several years. Laboratory studies 1 month prior showed a CD4 count of 135 cells/mm3 and an HIV RNA of 52,620 copies/mL. Two weeks ago, he started taking dolutegravir-abacavir-lamivudine that he had at home from a prior prescription and is tolerating this regimen well.

Which one of the following statements is TRUE regarding this man’s cardiovascular risk?

Figure 1. Veterans Aging Cohort Study: Association of HIV-1 RNA and CD4 Cell Count Values and Risk of Acute Myocardial Infarction
Source: Freiberg MS, Chang CC, Kuller LH, et al. HIV infection and the risk of acute myocardial infarction. JAMA Intern Med. 2013;173:614-22.
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June 14th, 2026

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