RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Is atherosclerosis an infectious disease?
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 449
OP 458
VO 68
IS 5
A1 Mawhorter, Steven D.
A1 Lauer, Michael A.
YR 2001
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/68/5/449.abstract
AB Atherosclerotic coronary artery disease is multifactorial, but several lines of evidence implicate infection as a potential contributing factor. Chlamydia pneumoniae has the most compelling data, with Helicobacter pylori and cytomegalovirus also implicated. Clinical trials of antibiotics to decrease coronary events are underway. Until the results are available, however, we advise against prescribing antibiotics for this purpose.