C. Pneumoniae
Introduction
Research has been performed in Finland on a certain strain of Chlamydia, C. pneumoniae, to determine if there is a correlation between the strain of Chlamydia, heart disease, atherosclerosis, and heart attacks within a certain genre of subjects. Although a causative reason has not been discovered for lesions of atherosclerosis, C. pneumoniae has been found within young adults with atherosclerosis (plaque buildup) in coronary lesions.
Materials & Methods
The first (TWAR) strain of Chlamydia was first discovered and isolated in a respiratory infection and was later declared the third species of Chlamydia, named C. pneumoniae. (Benditt, 1997). A left anterior coronary artery sample was obtained from 49 subjects ranging from 15 to 34 years of age. The tissues studied came from the multicenter research program entitled the Pathobiological Determinants of Aterosclerosis in Youth (PDAY). For this study, pathologic specimens and risk factor data were obtained......
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