Does infection have a role in the pathogenesis of coronary artery disease?

• Published in: New Zealand medical journal Vol. 113; no. 1110; pp. 190 - 192
• Main Author: Wong, Cheuk-Kit
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dunedin Southern Colour Print 26.05.2000; Pasifika Medical Association Group (PMAG)
• Subjects: Bacterial diseases; Bacterial endocarditis, myocarditis and pericarditis. Bacterial diseases of the aorta, limb vessels and lymphatic vessels; Biological and medical sciences; Cardiology. Vascular system; Chlamydia Infections - complications; Chlamydophila pneumoniae; Coronary Artery Disease - etiology; Coronary heart disease; Diseases; Female; Heart; Helicobacter Infections - complications; Helicobacter pylori; Human bacterial diseases; Humans; Infectious diseases; Inflammation - complications; Male; Medical sciences; Medicine; Physiology; Tropical medicine; New Zealand; Oceania; Human; Chlamydia pneumoniae; Chlamydiaceae; Spirillales; Etiopathogenesis; Spirillaceae; Cardiovascular disease; Coronary heart disease; Epidemiology; Infection; Vascular disease; Helicobacter pylori; Atherosclerosis; Bacteriosis; Chlamydiales; Bacteria
• ISSN: 0028-8446; 1175-8716

Explains the infammatory and infective aetiologies of atherosclerosis. Considers whether Chlamydia pneumoniae can cause atherosclerosis, and looks at the results of randomised trials. Examines other potential infective agents and possible mechanisms leading to coronary disease. Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.