Myocardial infarction after meningococcal infection: A potential inflammatory link or a challenging puzzle?

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 141-142

  de Souza, Alexandre Leite ^a   Sztajnbok, Jaques ^a   Seguro, Antonio Carlos ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO DE INFECTOLOGIA EMÍLIO RIBAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Infectious diseases; Meningococcal infection; Myocardial infarction; Vascular events

Indexed keywords

CD14 ANTIGEN; NITRIC OXIDE; PROTEIN C; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4;

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DOWN REGULATION; HEART INFARCTION; HOMEOSTASIS; INFLAMMATION; INNATE IMMUNITY; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SEPSIS;

HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA;

EID: 56349088060     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.06.106     Document Type: Article

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