Chlamydia pneumoniae and Cardiovascular Disease

SEROLOGICAL EVIDENCE OF AN ASSOCIATION OF A NOVEL CHLAMYDIA, TWAR, WITH CHRONIC CORONARY HEART DISEASE AND ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION

1988 • 1,989 citations

Chronic infections and coronary heart disease: is there a link?

1997 • 1,225 citations

Chlamydia pneumoniae (TWAR)

1995 • 796 citations

Chronic Chlamydia pneumoniae Infection as a Risk Factor for Coronary Heart Disease in the Helsinki Heart Study

1992 • 790 citations

Demonstration of Chlamydia pneumoniae in Atherosclerotic Lesions of Coronary Arteries

1993 • 765 citations

Elevated Chlamydia pneumoniae Antibodies, Cardiovascular Events, and Azithromycin in Male Survivors of Myocardial Infarction

1997 • 726 citations

Randomised trial of roxithromycin in non-Q-wave coronary syndromes: ROXIS pilot study

1997 • 579 citations

Infection With Chlamydia pneumoniae Accelerates the Development of Atherosclerosis and Treatment With Azithromycin Prevents It in a Rabbit Model

1998 • 522 citations

Isolation of Chlamydia pneumoniae from the Coronary Artery of a Patient with Coronary Atherosclerosis

1996 • 480 citations

Replication of Chlamydia pneumoniae in vitro in human macrophages, endothelial cells, and aortic artery smooth muscle cells

1996 • 453 citations

Increased incidence of Chlamydiaspecies within the coronary arteries of patients with symptomatic atherosclerotic versus other forms of cardiovascular disease

1996 • 423 citations

Detection of Chlamydia pneumoniae in coronary arterial fatty streaks and atheromatous plaques.

1992 • 412 citations

Chlamydia pneumoniae (TWAR) in coronary arteries of young adults (15-34 years old).

1995 • 370 citations

Detection of Chlamydia pneumoniae in aortic lesions of atherosclerosis by immunocytochemical stain.

1993 • 348 citations

Detection of Chlamydia pneumoniae TWAR in Human Coronary Atherectomy Tissues

1995 • 345 citations

Chlamydia pneumoniae (TWAR) in Atherosclerosis of the Carotid Artery

1995 • 334 citations

Chlamydia Pneumoniae , Cytomegalovirus, and Herpes Simplex Virus in Atherosclerosis of the Carotid Artery

1997 • 317 citations

Chlamydia pneumoniae-specific circulating immune complexes in patients with chronic coronary heart disease.

1993 • 291 citations

Isolation ofChlamydia pneumoniaefrom a Carotid Endarterectomy Specimen

1997 • 290 citations

Induction of Macrophage Foam Cell Formation byChlamydia pneumoniae

1998 • 276 citations

Evidence of Systemic Dissemination ofChlamydia pneumoniaevia Macrophages in the Mouse

1998 • 267 citations

Rabbit model for Chlamydia pneumoniae infection

1997 • 261 citations

Detection of Chlamydia pneumoniae but not Helicobacter pylori in atherosclerotic plaques of aortic aneurysms

1996 • 254 citations

Chlamydia pneumoniaeInfection Accelerates the Progression of Atherosclerosis in Apolipoprotein E–Deficient Mice

1999 • 250 citations

Murine Models ofChlamydia pneumoniaeInfection and Atherosclerosis

1997 • 250 citations

Chlamydia pneumoniae infection induces inflammatory changes in the aortas of rabbits

1997 • 236 citations

Detection and widespread distribution of Chlamydia pneumoniae in the vascular system and its possible implications.

1996 • 213 citations

Specificity of detection of Chlamydia pneumoniae in cardiovascular atheroma: evaluation of the innocent bystander hypothesis.

1997 • 206 citations

Demonstration of Chlamydia pneumoniae in the walls of abdominal aortic aneurysms

1997 • 203 citations

In vitro susceptibility of human vascular wall cells to infection with Chlamydia pneumoniae

1995 • 193 citations

Failure to Detect Chlamydia pneumoniae in Coronary Atheromas of Patients Undergoing Atherectomy

1996 • 191 citations

Chlamydia pneumoniae and Cardiovascular Disease

1998 • 177 citations

Confirmed Previous Infection With Chlamydia pneumoniae (TWAR) and Its Presence in Early Coronary Atherosclerosis

1998 • 168 citations

Chlamydia species infect human vascular endothelial cells and induce procoagulant activity.

1997 • 163 citations

Growth of Chlamydia pneumoniae induces cytokine production and expression of CD14 in a human monocytic cell line

1996 • 136 citations

Expression of adhesion molecules on endothelial cells stimulated byChlamydia pneumoniae

1996 • 126 citations

Reactivation of Chlamydia pneumoniae Lung Infection in Mice by Cortisone

1995 • 101 citations

Detection of Chlamydia pneumoniae in atherosclerotic plaques in the walls of arteries of lower extremities from patients undergoing bypass operation for arterial obstruction

1997 • 99 citations

Atherogenesis and inflammation.

1993 • 93 citations

Characterization of a Strain of Chlamydia pneumoniae Isolated from a Coronary Atheroma by Analysis of the omp1 Gene and Biological Activity in Human Endothelial Cells

1998 • 88 citations

Experimental rabbit models of Chlamydia pneumoniae infection.

1996 • 88 citations

Reactivation of Chlamydia pneumoniae infection in mice by cortisone treatment

1996 • 81 citations

Ultrastructural Lung Pathology of Experimental Chlamydia pneumoniae Pneumonitis in Mice

1994 • 75 citations

High Incidence of Chlamydia pneumoniae in Sclerotic Heart Valves of Patients Undergoing Aortic Valve Replacement

1997 • 67 citations

Can Degenerative Aortic Valve Stenosis Be Related to Persistent Chlamydia pneumoniae Infection?

1998 • 66 citations

Effects of two antibiotic regimens on course and persistence of experimental Chlamydia pneumoniae TWAR pneumonitis

1995 • 54 citations

Chlamydia pneumoniae and cardiovascular disease.

1997 • 25 citations