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Titel:

Role of IgG-seropositivity to Chlamydia pneumoniae in early thrombotic events after coronary stent placement.

Dokumenttyp:
Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Article
Autor(en):
da Costa, CP; Neumann, FJ; Kastrati, A; Stallforth, I; Schmid, M; Joghetai, N; Prebeck, S; Wagner, H; Miethke, T
Abstract:
AIMS: Since infection of endothelial or smooth muscle cells with Chlamydia pneumoniae increased expression of tissue factor and plasminogen activator inhibitor I (PAI-1), C. pneumoniae might be involved in triggering acute thrombotic events in patients with coronary artery disease. Therefore, we explored a potential relationship between IgG-seropositivity to C. pneumoniae and early thrombotic events after coronary stent placement. METHODS AND RESULTS: In a prospective randomized placebo-controll...     »
Zeitschriftentitel:
Atherosclerosis
Jahr:
2003
Band / Volume:
166
Heft / Issue:
1
Seitenangaben Beitrag:
171-6
Sprache:
eng
PubMed:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12482564
Print-ISSN:
0021-9150
TUM Einrichtung:
I. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik (Kardiologie); Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie, Immunologie und Hygiene; Institut für Virologie
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