Parameters to be evaluated at baseline for assessment of cardiovascular (CV) risk           Genetic Gender, age, ethnicity, relatives affected by CV pathologies, previous cerebro-vascular diseases Behavioral Atherogenetic diet, physical inactivity, cigarette smoking, alcohol abuse, cocaine or psychotropic substances use, therapies with estrogen substitutes, testosterone or growth hormone Laboratory and instrumental Blood pressure, glycaemia, triglycerides, total cholesterol, c-HDL, c-LDL, hepatotropic viruses, nadir CD4+ T-cell count, electrocardiogram Anthropometric and combined Weight, height, body mass index, abdominal circumference, Framingham score           Carosi G. et al, First Italian Consensus Statement on Diagnosis, Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Complications in HIV-infected Patients in the HAART Era (2006). Infection. 2007 Jun;35(3):134-42.