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The association of carotid plaque inflammation and Chlamydia pneumoniae infection with cerebrovascular symptomatology

Elias Kaperonis, Christos D. Liapis, John D. Kakisis, Despina Perrea, A. Kostakis, Panayotis E. Karayannakos

Journal of Vascular Surgery · 2006 · 13 citations · 30 references

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Chlamydial Heat Shock Protein 60 Localizes in Human Atheroma and Regulates Macrophage Tumor Necrosis Factor-α and Matrix Metalloproteinase Expression

Amir Kol, Galina K. Sukhova, Andrew H. Lichtman et al. · Circulation · 1998 · 540 citations

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Infections, Immunity, and Atherosclerosis

Manuel Mayr, Stefan Kiechl, Johann Willeit et al. · Circulation · 2000 · 296 citations

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Past infection by Chlamydia pneumoniae strain TWAR and asymptomatic carotid atherosclerosis

Sandra Melnick, Eyal Shahar, Aaron R. Folsom et al. · The American Journal of Medicine · 1993 · 246 citations

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Impact of Infectious Burden on Progression of Carotid Atherosclerosis

Christine Espinola–Klein, Hans‐Jürgen Rupprecht, Stefan Blankenberg et al. · Stroke · 2002 · 186 citations

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<i>Chlamydia pneumoniae</i> Antibody Titers Are Significantly Associated With Acute Stroke and Transient Cerebral Ischemia

Peter J. Cook, D. Honeybourne, Gregory Y.H. Lip et al. · Stroke · 1998 · 184 citations

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