Microbial risk factors of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases: potential therapeutical options.
Infection and inflammation may have a crucial role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. This hypothesis is supported by an increasing number of reports on the interaction between chronic infection, inflammation, and atherogenesis. Assessment of serological and inflammatory markers of infection may be useful adjuncts in identifying those patients who are at a higher risk of developing vascular events, and in whom more aggressive treatments might be warranted.
Abdalla Abbas
Mohammed
M
Neurology Department, Sohag Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt.
Guenther
Albrecht
A
Galantucci
Sebastiano
S
Fawi
Gharib
G
Comi
Giancarlo
G
Kwan
Joseph
J
Corea
Francesco
F