Antibody response to chlamydial heat shock protein 60 is strongly associated with acute coronary syndromes

Circulation

Volumn 107, Issue 24, 2003, Pages 3015-3017

  Biasucci, Luigi M ^a   Liuzzo, Giovanna ^a   Ciervo, Alessandra ^b   Petrucca, Andrea ^b   Piro, Maddalena ^a   Angiolillo, Dominick J ^a   Crea, Filippo ^a   Cassone, Antonio ^b   Maseri, Attilio ^c  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^c VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Angina; Infarction; Infection; Inflammation

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 60; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; TROPONIN T;

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOGENICITY; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; SEROCONVERSION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHAPERONIN 60; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGIC TESTS; TROPONIN T;

EID: 0038338586     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.0000078632.76653.6C     Document Type: Article

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