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Open Neurol J. 2008;2:20-4. doi: 10.2174/1874205X00802010020. Epub 2008 May 07.

Microbial risk factors of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases: potential therapeutical options.

The open neurology journal

Mohammed Abdalla Abbas, Albrecht Guenther, Sebastiano Galantucci, Gharib Fawi, Giancarlo Comi, Joseph Kwan, Francesco Corea

Affiliations

  1. Neurology Department, Sohag Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt.

PMID: 19018303 PMCID: PMC2577933 DOI: 10.2174/1874205X00802010020

Abstract

Infection and inflammation may have a crucial role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. This hypothesis is supported by an increasing number of reports on the interaction between chronic infection, inflammation, and atherogenesis. Assessment of serological and inflammatory markers of infection may be useful adjuncts in identifying those patients who are at a higher risk of developing vascular events, and in whom more aggressive treatments might be warranted.

Keywords: Chlamydia pneumoniae; Cytomegalovirus; Helicobacter pylori; Stroke; antibiotics; atherosclerosis; infection; odontopathogens; risk factors; therapy

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