Chlamydia pneumoniaein Atherosclerotic Middle Cerebral Artery
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Chlamydia pneumoniae in atherosclerotic middle cerebral artery.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Atherosclerotic middle cerebral arteries are frequent sites of thrombosis, leading to stroke. Previous studies have suggested a role for Chlamydia pneumoniae in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. However, the presence of this pathogen in atherosclerotic middle cerebral arteries has heretofore not been documented. In the present study, we analyzed atheromatous plaques fr...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Stroke
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0039-2499,1524-4628
DOI: 10.1161/hs0901.094290