Can degenerative aortic valve stenosis be related to persistent Chlamydia pneumoniae infection?

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 128, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 741-744

  Juvonen, Jukka ^b   Juvonen, Tatu ^a   Laurila, Aino ^c   Kuusisto, Johanna ^d   Alarakkola, Eeva ^e   Särkioja, Terttu ^f   Bodian, Carol A ^g   Kairaluoma, Matti I ^c   Saikku, Pekka ^h  

^a OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b KAINUU CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^d KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^g MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; AORTA VALVE STENOSIS; ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATION; PERSISTENT VIRUS INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032080137     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-128-9-199805010-00007     Document Type: Article

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