Síndrome coronario agudo asociado a neumonía por chlamydia pneumoniae, en dos casos / Acute coronary events associated to chlamydia pneumoniae infection: report of 2 cases
Rev. méd. Chile
;
128(2): 201-5, feb. 2000.
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in Spanish
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ABSTRACT
Epidemiological and clinical studies attribute to Chlamidia pneumoniae infections a pathogenetic role in atherosclerotic vascular lesions. We report two patients in whom this infection was followed by acute coronary events. A 51 years old male presented with a right lower lobe pneumonia and a positive immunofluorescence serology for Chlamidia pneumoniae, with a IgM titer of 1/64. On the second day of evolution, he experienced an acute myocardial infarction. A coronary arteriography demonstrated a 80 percent obstruction of anterior coronary artery and an angioplasty was performed. A 84 years old male was admitted with a right lower lobe pneumonia and a positive serology for Chlamidia pneumoniae, with an IgM titer of 1/32. On the fourth day of evolution, he developed unstable angina with electrocardiographic changes. A coronary arteriography demonstrated a three vessel disease. In both cases, a tight chronological association was observed between Chlamidia pneumoniae infection and acute coronary events
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Main subject:
Coronary Artery Disease
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Chlamydia Infections
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Chlamydophila pneumoniae
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Pneumonia, Bacterial
Type of study:
Risk factors
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2000
Type:
Article
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