Pseudomonas aeruginosa Microcolonies in Coronary Thrombi from Patients with ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction.

Chronic infection is associated with an increased risk of atherothrombotic disease and direct bacterial infection of arteries has been suggested to contribute to the development of unstable atherosclerotic plaques. In this study, we examined coronary thrombi obtained in vivo from patients with ST-se...

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Main Authors: Gorm Mørk Hansen, Daniel Belstrøm, Martin Nilsson, Steffen Helqvist, Claus Henrik Nielsen, Palle Holmstrup, Tim Tolker-Nielsen, Michael Givskov, Peter Riis Hansen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5193428?pdf=render