Common community infections and the risk for coronary artery disease and acute myocardial infarction: evidence for chronic over-expression of tumor necrosis factor alpha and vascular cells adhesion molecule-1.

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BACKGROUND: Although several common community infections have been associated with the risk for coronary artery disease (CAD), their role in the development of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is still unclear. We examined the prevalence of IgG and IgM (or IgA) antibodies against common infections such as HSV, Hepatitis A (HAV), Helicobacter pylori (HP), cytomegalovirus (CMV) and Chlamydia pneumoniae (CP), in CAD and AMI patients, and their relationship with pro-atherogenic inflammatory mol...

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Authors: Nikolopoulou, A; Tousoulis, D; Antoniades, C; Petroheilou, K; Vasiliadou, C

• Journal: International journal of cardiology
• Volume: 130
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 246-250
• Publication date: 2008-11-01
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.08.052
• EISSN: 1874-1754
• ISSN: 0167-5273
• Language: English
• Keywords: Middle Aged; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; Gene Expression Regulation; Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1; Coronary Artery Disease; Humans; Community-Acquired Infections; Myocardial Infarction; Risk Factors; Female; Male