Plasma osteopontin in persons with HIV and the risk for cardiovascular disease

aHAND Research group, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Mulungushi University, Livingstone, Zambia bDepartment of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, University Hospital 'San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi D'Aragona', Salerno, Campania, Italy cBritish Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, Vancouver dFaculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada. Correspondence to Katherine W. Kooij, British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, 608-1081 Burrard St, Vancouver BC V6Z 1Y6, Canada. E-mail: [email protected] Received 22 November, 2022 Accepted 23 November, 2022