Cardiovascular risk factors and cardiac dysfunction in people with HIV and breast cancer: an observational cohort study in Botswana

By afschroeder • January 23, 2026

Afari H, Xia C, Mwita J, Moshomo T, Huang A, Shaikh M, Motlhwa SW, Ralefala T, Vuylsteke P, Dryden-Peterson S, Hsue PY, Gross R, Mosepele M, Ky B, Martei YM. Cardiovascular risk factors and cardiac dysfunction in people with HIV and breast cancer: an observational cohort study in Botswana. Cardiooncology. 2026 Jan 22;12(1):9. doi: 10.1186/s40959-025-00417-3. PMID: 41572399.

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