Exploring HIV’s Impact on Young Hearts: Dr. Gerald Bloomfield Secures $4.8M R01 Grant

Dr. Gerald Bloomfield (SoM) and collaborators received a $4.8M NHLBI R01 grant to study cardiac health in Kenyan youth with perinatal HIV exposure or infection. The team will follow adolescents and young adults with perinatally acquired HIV to screen for subclinical cardiac dysfunction by echocardiogram and proteomic biomarkers. Comparing three groups, the team aims to identify the specific contributions of HIV exposure and infection to early cardiac dysfunction in a young cohort. Findings will inform early preventive interventions. Click here to read original article