Infections and the Cardiovascular System: New Perspectives
Infectious agents have been recognized to involve the heart and vascular system for well over a century. Traditional concepts and teachings of their involvement in the pathogenesis of disease have been by a few established mechanisms. Since the last decade of the 20th century there has been renewed...
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| Language: | English |
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Boston, MA :
Springer US,
2003.
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| Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases of the 21st Century ;
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Table of Contents:
- Traditional Infections Affecting the Cardiovascular System
- New Insights and Updates for Established Entities
- Atherosclerosis and Inflammation
- Traditional Risk Factors and Newly Recognized Emerging Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease
- Effect of Infection on Lipoproteins and the Coagulation System
- Emerging Relationships of Infections and the Cardiovascular System
- Chlamydia pneumoniae and the Cardiovascular System
- Periodontal Disease and the Cardiovascular System
- Cytomegalovirus and Herpes Simplex Virus in Cardiovascular Disease
- Miscellaneous Infections and Atherosclerosis: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease.