Effects of atypical pneumonia agents on progression of atherosclerosis and acute coronary syndrome

Acta Cardiologica

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 593-598

  Iriz, Erkan ^a   Cirak, Meltem Yalinay ^a   Engin, Evren Doruk ^a   Zor, Mustafa Hakan ^a   Erer, Dilek ^a   Imren, Yildirim ^a   Turet, Sevgi ^a   Halit, Velit ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aorta; Atheroma plaque; Atherosclerosis; Cardiac surgery; Chlamydia pneumoniae; PCR

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROMA; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD VESSEL BIOPSY; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA EXTRACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; PNEUMONIA; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; PNEUMONIA, MYCOPLASMA; PNEUMONIA, VIRAL;

EID: 37049035949     PISSN: 00015385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2143/AC.62.6.2024019     Document Type: Article

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