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October/November 2011: HIV and Your Heart

It's no secret that both HIV and antiretroviral treatments are linked to increased risks of cardiovascular disease, including heart attacks and strokes. However, there are many ways to protect your heart if you're HIV positive, such as selecting antiretrovirals carefully, monitoring your lipid levels and doing your best to control classic risk factors like high blood pressure, smoking, diet and stress. Please take our confidential survey and tell us about your heart health.
 
1. Would you say that you are currently:
Underweight
Average weight
Overweight
Obese
 
2. How often do you exercise (walk, run, work out in a gym) for more than 30 minutes at a time?
Never
Once to four times a month
Once to two times a week
Three to four times a week
Five to six times a week
Everyday
 
3. How many cigarettes do you smoke?
I don't smoke
I smoke occasionally
Up to 10 cigarettes a day
Up to 20 cigarettes (one pack) a day
More than one pack a day
I am a former smoker
 
4. How healthy is your diet?
Poor
OK
Fairly healthy
Very healthy
 
5. Do you have a history of heart disease in your family?
Yes
No
I don't know
 
6. Do you have high blood pressure or high blood cholesterol?
Neither (Advance to question 10.)
High blood pressure
High blood cholesterol
Both
 
7. Are you trying to lower your blood pressure or cholesterol by exercising and eating healthy foods?
Yes
No
 
8. Has your doctor prescribed medications for high blood pressure or high blood cholesterol?
Yes
No
 
9. Have you ever had a serious heart problem, such as a heart attack or stroke?
Yes
No
 
10. Are you currently taking HIV medications?
Yes
No (Advance to question 12.)
 
11. Which HIV meds do you take? (Check all that apply.)
Aptivus (tipranavir)
Atripla (efavirenz + tenofovir + emtricitabine)
Combivir (zidovudine + lamivudine)

Complera (rilpivirine + tenofovir + emtricitabine)
Crixivan (indinavir)
Edurant (rilpivirine)
Emtriva (emtricitabine)
Epivir (lamivudine)
Epzicom (abacavir + lamivudine)
Fuzeon (enfuvirtide)
Intelence (etravirine)
Invirase (saquinavir)
Isentress (raltegravir)
Kaletra (lopinavir + ritonavir)
Lexiva (fosamprenavir)
Norvir (ritonavir)
Prezista (darunavir) Rescriptor (delavirdine)
Retrovir (zidovudine)
Reyataz (atazanavir)
Selzentry (maraviroc)
Sustiva (efavirenz)
Trizivir (abacavir + zidovudine + lamivudine)
Truvada (tenofovir + emtricitabine)
Videx (didanosine)
Viracept (nelfinavir)
Viramune (nevirapine)
Viread (tenofovir)
Zerit (stavudine)
Ziagen (abacavir)
 
12. What year were you born?
 
13. What is your gender?
Male
Female
Transgender
Other
 
14. What is your sexual orientation?
Straight
Gay/Lesbian
Bisexual
Other
 
15. What is your ethnicity (Check all that apply.)
American Indian or Alaska Native
Arab or Middle Eastern
Asian
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
White
Other: (please specify) 
 
16. What is your zip code?



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