INTRODUCTION:
Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) was introduced to Brazil in 1996, as part of the national policy of free access to health services and drugs. Unfortunately, its continued use has been associated with changes in the redistribution of body fat, and metabolic changes which can increase morbidity and mortality in this population. Physical training has been studied as an effective strategy of non-pharmacological intervention to improve physical fitness parameters related to health and to minimize the undesirable effects of HIV infection and/or prolonged use of HAART. However, there are few studies on physical training, lipodystrophy syndrome and cardiology.
OBJECTIVE:
To assess the risk of ischemic heart disease in HIV/AIDS subjects on HAART and in concurrent training with single sets.
METHODS:
Fourteen subjects were assessed by waist circumference, systolic (SBP) and diastolic (DBP) blood pressure, lipid profile, total cholesterol (TC), HDL, LDL, triglycerides (TG) and glucose. The Framingham score was used to estimate the 10-year risk for coronary heart disease.
RESULTS:
Except for LDL and TG values, most subjects were within the reference limits for the analyzed variables. Thirteen subjects (92.7%) were below the range of 10% for the 10-year risk for coronary heart disease, while only one subject (7.3%) showed a moderate risk. There was a significant correlation between training time and the SBP variable.
CONCLUSION:
We suggest conducting randomized trials to assess the same outcomes of this study.
exercise; coronary disease; HIV/AIDS
