Chronic Exposure to Oral Pathogens and Autoimmune Reactivity in Acute Coronary Atherothrombosis
Background. It has been hypothesized that various infective agents may activate immune reactions as part of the atherosclerotic process. We aimed to investigate the interrelationship between chronic exposure to oral pathogens and immune-inflammatory response in patients with acute coronary atherothr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2014-01-01
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| Series: | Autoimmune Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/613157 |