title: The sum of two evils: pneumonia and myocardial infarction: is platelet activation the missing link?
authors.affiliation: Atherothrombosis Research Unit, Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Carlos G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Santos-Gallego
authors.affiliation: Atherothrombosis Research Unit, Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York. Electronic address: juan.badimon@mssm.edu.
authors.forename: Juan J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Badimon
mesh_terms: D023201:CD40 Ligand / Q000097:blood*; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000097:blood*; D019007:P-Selectin / Q000097:blood*; D015539:Platelet Activation / Q000502:physiology*; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000097:blood*; D013929:Thromboxane B2 / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D019007:P-Selectin; D023201:CD40 Ligand; D013929:Thromboxane B2
keywords: atherosclerotic; cardiovascular disease; human; inflammation; plaque; prospective studies; risk factors