Wednesday, May 28, 2019 NIAID Now - REPRIEVE: A Large Trial for a Growing Problem among People with HIV

Researchers launched the Randomized Trial to Prevent Vascular Events in HIV, or REPRIEVE, in 2015 with support from NIAID and the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), both parts of NIH. The ambitious trial is testing the ability of a statin medication to reduce the risk of heart disease in men and women with HIV. Researchers completed the enrollment phase of the trial earlier this year, welcoming more than 7,500 participants in eleven countries. REPRIEVE investigators and NIAID collaborators discussed the design and goals of the trial in the June issue of the American Heart Journal. The article is now available online.