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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
卷 118, 期 2, 页码 215-219出版社
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.07.013
关键词
Chlamydia pneumoniae; atherosclerosis; coronary artery disease severity; coronary angiography; real-time PCR
资金
- NCRR NIH HHS [M01-RR00039] Funding Source: Medline
Background: Chlamydia pneumoniae (C. pneumoniae) has been linked to atherosclerosis. Detection of this pathogen in peripheral blood cells may be valuable in the diagnosis of disease state. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of circulating C. pneumoniae DNA and its relationship with severity and extent of coronary artery disease (CAD). Methods: Blood samples from 269 patients undergoing coronary angiography were collected. The presence of circulating C. pneumoniae DNA was determined by real-time PCR assay. Data regarding coronary risk factors and severity and extent of CAD were collected. Severity and extent of CAD was defined by the number of major epicardial coronary arteries with >50% stenosis and by the Duke jeopardy score. Results: Sixteen of 269 specimens (5.9%) from the study cohort were positive for C. pneumoniae DNA. Thirteen specimens among 149 samples from patients with multi-vessel disease (8.7%) were positive for C pneumoniae DNA compared with 3 of 120 (2.5%) among patients without multi-vessel CAD. The prevalence of circulating C. pneumoniae DNA was significantly associated with multi-vessel disease. The odds ratio was 5.1 (P=0.02) after adjustment for conventional risk factors. Conclusions: Presence of circulating C. pneumoniae DNA is associated with advanced CAD, suggesting C. pneumoniae infection as a contributing factor to progression of coronary atherosclerosis. (C) 2006 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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