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The possible role of infections in acute myocardial infarction.
- Source :
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Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie [Biomed Pharmacother] 1999 Oct; Vol. 53 (9), pp. 397-404. - Publication Year :
- 1999
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Abstract
- Cardiovascular diseases, particularly coronary heart disease (CHD) and myocardial infarction (MI), are among the leading causes for morbidity and mortality in industrialized countries [2, 77]. During the past decades, various clinical or lifestyle risk factors for myocardial infarction such as hyperlipidemia, hypertension, obesity, lack of physical exercise and smoking have been identified. However, it is also recognized that these well-documented risk factors do not sufficiently account for all new cases of myocardial infarction [77]. Many patients with myocardial infarction have only a borderline risk profile or even lack known risk factors. The question arises: What additional risk factors may play a role in the etiology of atherosclerosis and ischemic heart disease?
- Subjects :
- Animals
Anti-Bacterial Agents therapeutic use
Chlamydia Infections complications
Chlamydophila pneumoniae
Helicobacter Infections complications
Helicobacter pylori
Humans
Myocardial Infarction prevention & control
Bacterial Infections complications
Myocardial Infarction etiology
Respiratory Tract Infections complications
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0753-3322
- Volume :
- 53
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 10554674
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/S0753-3322(99)80118-8