Predisposition to atherosclerosis by infections: Role of endothelial dysfunction

Circulation

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 184-190

  Prasad, Abhiram ^a   Zhu, Jianhui ^a   Halcox, Julian P J ^a   Waclawiw, Myron A ^a   Epstein, Stephen E ^a   Quyyumi, Arshed A ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Coronary disease; Endothelium; Infection; Viruses

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENDOTHELIUM INJURY; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADENOSINE; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CORONARY CIRCULATION; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFECTION; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MIDDLE AGED; NITROPRUSSIDE; PERICARDIUM; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0037047075     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.0000021125.83697.21     Document Type: Article

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