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Podcast: Decera Clinical Education Infectious Disease Podcast
Episode: Choosing Between Initial ART Options: Answering the Questions
Description: In this episode, Marta Boffito, MD, PhD, FRCP, and Michelle Cespedes, MD, MS, discuss initial ART options, including:Recommended first-line ART options for most PWH according to DHHS, IAS-USA, EACS, BHIVA, and WHO guidelines Data for weight gain after ART initiation with different ARV classes and drugsWeight gain disparities by race and gender after ART initiationData from the RESPOND study including risk factors for weight gain and CV event risk with INSTI vs non-INSTI–based ART The impact of INSTIs on CV events in the Swiss HIV Cohort study Recommendations for ART and contraception for PWH of childbearing poten...