Abstract

Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide. HIV is still ravaging developing countries despite
concerted efforts towards its eradication. HIV infection, and its treatment with antiretroviral increases the risk of
cardiovascular diseases. These duos of cardiovascular diseases and HIV are more prevalent in developing countries,
especially the sub-Saharan regions of Africa. Thus, they are considered inimical to the development of the sub-
Saharan African region. Effacing these duos can scale down the health and economic burden orchestrated by them
thereby accelerating the development of the sub-Saharan African region. In this paper, we shall illuminate the
alliance between HIV infection, antiretroviral drug use, and cardiovascular risk, as well as proffer deflect measures
to this imbroglio. A systematic search of already published studies shall be utilized.