[Chlamydia pneumoniae: an etiologic of coronary heart disease?].
The hypothesis put forward in 1988 that Chlamydia pneumoniae is the aetiological agent in coronary disease and myocardial infraction has aroused an interest in these bacteria. The epidemiology of Ch. pneumoniae infections and researches on the role of it in the development of coronary artery lesions are reviewed, including animal models of this infection which could provide additional on the mechanism of atherosclerosis development.
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Zakład Bakteriologii Państwowego Zakładu Higieny w Warszawie.
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D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D016993:Chlamydophila pneumoniae; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans