Chlamydia pneumoniae and aortic aneurysms

Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 327-328

  Juvonen, Tatu ^a   Biancari, Fausto ^a   Juvonen, Jukka ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b KAINUU CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; DOXYCYCLINE; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE; ROXITHROMYCIN;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA RUPTURE; AORTA WALL; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFICACY; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK; THORACIC AORTA ANEURYSM;

ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0036960693     PISSN: 14017431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/140174302762659021     Document Type: Review

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