title: Detection of human cytomegalovirus and epstein-barr virus in coronary atherosclerotic tissue.
abstract: Previous studies indicated that patients with atherosclerosis are predominantly infected by human cytomegalovirus (HCMV), but rarely infected by type 1 Epstein-Barr virus (EBV-1). In this study, atheromas of 30 patients who underwent aortocoronary bypass surgery with coronary endartherectomy were tested for the presence of these two viruses. HCMV occurred in 93.3% of the samples and EBV-1 was present in 50% of them. Concurrent presence of both pathogens was detected in 43.3% of the samples.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Estomatologia, Faculdade de Odontologia, Universidade de São Paulo , São Paulo, SP , Brasil;
authors.forename: Ana Vitória
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Imbronito
authors.forename: Silvia Linardi
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Marcelino
authors.forename: Sabrina Rosa
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Grande
authors.forename: Fabio Daumas
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: Nunes
authors.forename: Giuseppe Alexandre
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Romito
keywords: Epstein-Barr virus; atherosclerosis; cytomegalovirus
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