Chronic infections and the risk of carotid atherosclerosis: Prospective results from a large population study

Circulation

Volumn 103, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1064-1070

  Kiechl, Stefan ^a,c   Egger, Georg ^e   Mayr, Manuel ^c   Wiedermann, Christian J ^b   Bonora, Enzo ^f   Oberhollenzer, Friedrich ^e   Muggeo, Michele ^f   Xu, Qingbo ^c,g   Wick, Georg ^c,d   Poewe, Werner ^a   Willeit, Johann ^a  

^a Department of Neurology ^*  (Austria)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^e BRUNECK HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^g ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Cardiovascular disease; Carotid arteries; Infection; Inflammation

Indexed keywords

ENDOTOXIN; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 65;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0035957027     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.103.8.1064     Document Type: Article

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