Infectious agents that play a role in atherosclerosis and vasculopathies. What are they? What do we do about them?

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL. B, 1999, Pages

  Vercellotti, Gregory ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Infection

Indexed keywords

APOPTOSIS; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CYTOMEGALIC INCLUSION BODY DISEASE; HEART INFARCTION; HERPES VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; VIROLOGY;

APOPTOSIS; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CELL DEATH; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CORONARY DISEASE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

EID: 0033113665     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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