Racial differences in people living with HIV and Heart Failure: Insight from New York City health and hospitals HIV Heart Failure Cohort

Pawel Borkowski, Luca Biavati, Natalia Nazarenko, Matthew Parker, Amrin Kharawala, Coral Vargas-Pena, Shivang Bhakta, Ishmum Chowdhury, Joshua Bock, Vibhor Garg, Robert Faillace, Leonidas Palaiodimos and Yi-Yun Chen

PLOS ONE, 2026, vol. 21, issue 3, 1-12

Abstract: Background: Racial disparities, an imbalance between the treatment of racial groups, in healthcare significantly affect the prognosis and treatment outcomes for people living with HIV (PLHIV) and heart failure (HF). The complexity of racial disparities in health care is exacerbated when social determinants of health (SDoH). Utilizing the New York City Health and Hospitals HIV Heart Failure (NYC 4H) cohort, one of the largest public health providers in New York City, this study aims to describe the epidemiological characteristics, treatment, and mortality differences among various racial groups in patients living with HIV (PLHIV) and HF. Methods: This study utilized data from the mixed retrospective and prospective NYC 4H cohort, comprised of adult individuals with confirmed HIV and HF from inpatient or clinic visits between July 2017 and June 2022. Results: In total, 1044 patients, including 631 Black/African American, 289 Hispanic/Latino, 57 non-Hispanic White, 17 Asian/Pacific Islander, and 50 of unknown or other racial backgrounds were analyzed in the study. An average follow-up time is 3.8 years. Significant racial difference in ischemic cardiomyopathy, with the highest occurrence found in the Black/African American group (51%) were noticed comparing to Asian/Pacific Islander (2.3%) and Other/Unknown groups (5.6%) (P

Date: 2026
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