We investigated the association between seropositivity to chlamydial lipopolysaccharide (cLPS) or Chlamydia pneumoniae (CP) and angiographically documented coronary artery disease (CAD), and we examined the relationship between serostatus and markers of systemic inflammation.The potential contribution of CP to atherogenesis is still a matter of debate, and inflammation has been suggested to represent the link between infection and atherosclerotic disease.Subjects age 40 to 68 years were recruited for this case-control study between October 1996 and November 1997: 312 patients with at least one coronary stenosis >50
作者:A, Hoffmeister;D, Rothenbacher;P, Wanner;G, Bode;K, Persson;H, Brenner;V, Hombach;W, Koenig
来源:Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2000 年 35卷 1期