Association of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection with coronary artery disease and its interaction with chlamydial infection

Mycoplasma pneumoniae (MP) seropositivity was reported to be associated with coronary events. MP organisms were detected with Chlamydia pneumoniae (CP) in coronary plaques. We investigated MP and CP seropositivity in…

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INFECTIOUS AGENTS IN CORONARY ATHEROMAS: A POSSIBLE ROLE IN THE PATHOGENESIS OF PLAQUE RUPTURE AND ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION

In this review we report our recent findings of histopathological features of plaque instability and the association with Mycoplasma pneumoniae (MP) and Chlamydia pneumoniae (CP) infection, studying thrombosed coronary artery…

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