Childhood infection and endothelial dysfunction: A potential link in atherosclerosis?

Circulation

Volumn 111, Issue 13, 2005, Pages 1568-1570

  Napoli, C ^a,c   Pignalosa, O ^a   De Nigris, F ^a,b   Sica, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Editorials; Infection; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

AGING; ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; ECHOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; INFECTION; MATERNAL WELFARE; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ADULT; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTION; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 17144400760     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.0000161816.52136.66     Document Type: Editorial

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