Introduction -- The germ story -- The deadly disease -- Atheroma gruel -- Discovery -- Which chlamydia species -- Identification of atheroma germ -- Publications, presentations and confirmation -- Chlamydia are inherent components of atheroma -- Do chlamydia germs cause atherosclerosis? -- Pathological lesion diagnosis -- Study of atheroma lesions -- New findings concerning initial lesion -- Fatty streak lesion -- Formation of fibronecrotic plaque -- Interpretaton of lesion -- Confirmatory molecular biological studies -- Derivation of lipid in lesion -- Acceptance -- Diagnosis of atheroma lesions -- Treatment -- Pathological study -- Other studies -- What do we know about treatment of atheroma lesions -- Other treatment possibilities -- Conclusion -- Glossary of terms
Summary
Presents understanding on the pathological features of the C pneumoniae arterial lesion and the morphological features and life cycle of C pneumoniae in atheromatous arteries. This book is suitable for internal medicine physicians, intensivists, family medicine practitioners, infectious disease and immunology physicians