Presence of Chlamydia pneumoniae and cytomegalovirus in degenerated aortic valves;Chlamydia pneumoniae und zytomegalie-virus in degenerativen aortenklappenstenosen

Zeitschrift fur Kardiologie

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 290-296

  Skowasch, D ^a   Schrempf, S ^a   Lentini, S ^a   Welsch, U ^b   Likungu, J A ^a   Preusse, C J ^a   Welz, A ^a   Luderitz B ^a   Bauriedel, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chlamydia pneumoniae; Cytomegalovirus; Degenerated aortic valve stenosis; Heat shock proteins; Prosthetic valves

Indexed keywords

HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 60;

ADULT; AGED; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; AORTA VALVE PROSTHESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; FEMALE; GRAFT INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFECTIOUS COMPLICATION; MACROPHAGE; MALE; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC VALVE; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0036238080     PISSN: 03005860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003920200029     Document Type: Article

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