Chlamydia pneumoniae in coronary atherosclerotic plaques and coronary instability

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 176-178

  Liuzzo, Giovanna ^a   Ciervo, Alessandra ^b   Niccoli, Giampaolo ^a   Mancini, Fabiola ^b   Fusco, Beatrice ^a   Montone, Rocco A ^a   Pazzano, Vincenzo ^a   Pedicino, Daniela ^a   Galiffa, Vincenzo A ^a   Graziani, Francesca ^a   Biasucci, Luigi M ^a   Mongiardo, Rocco ^a   Cassone, Antonio ^b   Crea, Filippo ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndromes; Chlamydia pneumoniae; Infections; Inflammation; Pathogenesis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DNA; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; CELL ACTIVATION; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY INSTABILITY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GENE DOSAGE; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; LETTER; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 79951724588     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2010.12.029     Document Type: Article

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