Independent and joint effects of antibodies to human heat-shock protein 60 and Chlamydia pneumoniae infection in the development of coronary atherosclerosis

Circulation

Volumn 103, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1503-1508

  Burian, Katalin ^a,b,c,d,e   Kis, Zoltan ^a,b,c,d,e   Virok, Dezso ^a,b,c,d,e   Endresz, Valeria ^a,b,c,d,e   Prohaszka, Zoltan ^a,b,c,d,e   Duba, Jeno ^a,b,c,d,e   Berencsi, Klara ^a,b,c,d,e   Boda, Krisztina ^a,b,c,d,e   Horvath, Laura ^a,b,c,d,e   Romics, Laszlo ^a,b,c,d,e   Fust, George ^a,b,c,d,e   Gonczol, Eva ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^b SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^c INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^d National Institute of Cardiology Budapest   (Hungary)

^e WISTAR INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibodies; Chlamydia pneumoniae; Coronary disease; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

EARLY ANTIGEN; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 60; PROTEIN ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING HABIT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0035916928     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.103.11.1503     Document Type: Article

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