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Author Shor, Allan.

Title Chlamydia atherosclerosis lesion : discovery, diagnosis and treatment / Allan Shor
Published London : Springer, ©2007

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 170 pages) : illustrations
Contents 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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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In Springer eBooks
Subject Atherosclerosis.
Chlamydia infections.
Arteriosclerosis -- pathology
Atherosclerosis -- pathology
Arteriosclerosis -- therapy
Atherosclerosis -- therapy
Chlamydia Infections -- pathology
Chlamydia Infections
MEDICAL -- Cardiology.
Chlamydia infections.
Atherosclerosis -- pathology.
Atherosclerosis -- therapy.
Chlamydia Infections -- pathology.
Atherosclerosis.
Atherosclerosis
Chlamydia infections
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