Chlamydia and atherosclerotic coronary arterial disease in Turkey

ÖZSAN T. M., güngör C., Kahraman M., özkul A., CİNEL Z. L., TEZCANER T., ...More

ACTA CARDIOLOGICA, vol.55, no.5, pp.295-300, 2000 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 55 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2000
  • Doi Number: 10.2143/ac.55.5.2005756
  • Journal Name: ACTA CARDIOLOGICA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.295-300
  • Marmara University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objective - Chlamydia pneumoniae, which is a Gram(-) intracellular bacteria, besides being a respiratory pathogen, is thought to play an active role in the progress of acute myocardial infarction and chronic coronary artery disease. In this study we aim to determine the frequency of C. pneumoniae in coronary artery lesions of Turkish people.