Infections, Inflammation, and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease
- 25 January 2000
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation
- Vol. 101 (3), 252-257
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.101.3.252
Abstract
Background—The role of infections and inflammation in the pathophysiology of coronary heart disease is emerging. We studied the independent and joint effects of these 2 components on coronary risk....Keywords
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