is Prevalent in Symptomatic Coronary Atherosclerotic Plaque Samples Obtained From Directional Coronary Atherectomy, but its Quantity is Not Associated With Plaque Instability: An Immunohistochemical and Molecular Study

• Main Authors: Tomoyuki Otani (Author), Kensaku Nishihira (Author), Yoshinao Azuma (Author), Atsushi Yamashita (Author), Yoshisato Shibata (Author), Yujiro Asada (Author), Kinta Hatakeyama (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Aim: To clarify whether there is any association between the extent of Chlamydia pneumoniae (C. pneumoniae ) infection and plaque instability or post-directional coronary atherectomy (DCA) restenosis, we determined the frequency of C. pneumoniae infection and its localization in symptomatic coronary...