Isolation of <i>Chlamydia pneumoniae</i> from the Coronary Artery of a Patient with Coronary Atherosclerosis
Annals of Internal MedicinePublished 15 December 1996
Julio A. Ramírez, Chlamydia pneumoniae/Atherosclerosis Study Group*
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This study sought to determine, using various diagnostic methods, whether C. pneumoniae was present in the coronary arteries of patients with coronary atherosclerosis, and whether these structures were compatible with Chlamydia organisms.
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This study provides direct evidence of the presence of viable C. pneumoniae in atheromatous lesions. A chronic inflammatory response caused by a persistent infection of the coronary arteries may explain the link between C. pneumoniae and atherosclerosis.
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Immunology and MicrobiologyMedicine