Endothelial Dysfunction in Childhood Infection

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Non-invasive detection of endothelial dysfunction in children and adults at risk of atherosclerosis

1992 • 4,765 citations

Close relation of endothelial function in the human coronary and peripheral circulations

1995 • 2,061 citations

ALSPAC–The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children

2001 • 1,497 citations

Passive Smoking and Impaired Endothelium-Dependent Arterial Dilatation in Healthy Young Adults

1996 • 907 citations

Tumor necrosis factor downregulates an endothelial nitric oxide synthase mRNA by shortening its half-life.

1993 • 778 citations

Predictive value of noninvasivelydetermined endothelial dysfunction for long-term cardiovascular events inpatients with peripheral vascular disease

2003 • 764 citations

Evolution and progression of atherosclerotic lesions in coronary arteries of children and young adults.

1989 • 740 citations

Non-invasive measurement of human endothelium dependent arterial responses: accuracy and reproducibility.

1995 • 716 citations

Acute Systemic Inflammation Impairs Endothelium-Dependent Dilatation in Humans

2000 • 593 citations

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

1998 • 522 citations

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

1996 • 423 citations

Impaired vascular reactivity in insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus is related to disease duration and low density lipoprotein cholesterol levels

1996 • 416 citations

High-Density Lipoprotein Loses Its Anti-Inflammatory Properties During Acute Influenza A Infection

2001 • 321 citations

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

1997 • 317 citations

Cohort Study of Cytomegalovirus Infection as a Risk Factor for Carotid Intimal-Medial Thickening, a Measure of Subclinical Atherosclerosis

1996 • 304 citations

Predisposition to Atherosclerosis by Infections

2002 • 301 citations

Atheroarteriosclerosis induced by infection with a herpesvirus.

1979 • 270 citations

Endothelial Dysfunction Late After Kawasaki Disease

1996 • 259 citations

Endothelium-Dependent Dilatation Is Impaired in Young Healthy Subjects With a Family History of Premature Coronary Disease

1997 • 257 citations

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

1999 • 250 citations

Prospective Study of Chlamydia pneumoniae IgG Seropositivity and Risks of Future Myocardial Infarction

1999 • 220 citations

Cytomegalovirus Seropositivity and C-Reactive Protein Have Independent and Combined Predictive Value for Mortality in Patients With Angiographically Demonstrated Coronary Artery Disease

2000 • 190 citations

NATURAL HISTORY AND RISK FACTORS OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS IN CHILDREN AND YOUTH: THE PDAY STUDY

2002 • 186 citations

Atorvastatin but not l-arginine improves endothelial function in type I diabetes mellitus: a double-blind study

2000 • 128 citations

Herpesvirus-induced atherosclerosis in chickens.

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NATURAL HISTORY AND RISK FACTORS OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS IN CHILDREN AND YOUTH: THE PDAY STUDY

2002 • 113 citations

Hygiene levels in a contemporary population cohort are associated with wheezing and atopic eczema in preschool infants

2002 • 109 citations

Acute infections in children are accompanied by oxidative modification of LDL and decrease of HDL cholesterol, and are followed by thickening of carotid intima–media

2003 • 107 citations

Endothelial Dysfunction After Repeated Chlamydia pneumoniae Infection in Apolipoprotein E–Knockout Mice

2000 • 104 citations

Does Oral Folic Acid Lower Total Homocysteine Levels and Improve Endothelial Function in Children With Chronic Renal Failure?

2002 • 98 citations

The Possible Role of Hepatitis A Virus in the Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis

2000 • 97 citations

Arterial Inflammation and Atherosclerosis

2002 • 56 citations

Persistent Infection of Human Microvascular Endothelial Cells by Coxsackie B Viruses Induces Increased Expression of Adhesion Molecules

2003 • 49 citations

Antibiotic treatment of atherosclerosis

2003 • 33 citations

-blockers or calcium antagonists in silent ischaemia?

1993 • 24 citations

Seropositivity against chlamydia pneumoniae in patients with coronary atherosclerosis

2000 • 20 citations

Altered serum lipid profile after systemic infection in children: risk factor for CHD?

1993 • 18 citations

Enhanced Atherogenesis Is Not an Obligatory Response to Systemic Herpesvirus Infection in the ApoE-Deficient Mouse

2002 • 11 citations