Immunoglobulin A antibodies against Chlamydia pneumoniae are associated with expansion of abdominal aortic aneurysm.
Br J Surg
; 86(5): 634-8, 1999 May.
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| ID: mdl-10361184
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The aim of this study was to examine the possible association between the progression of small abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and chronic infection with Chlamydia pneumoniae.METHODS:
Patients from a hospital-based mass screening programme for AAA with annual follow-up (mean 2.7 years) were included. After initial interview, 139 men aged 65-73 years with a small AAA underwent examination and blood sampling. Immunoglobulin (Ig) G and IgA titres against C. pneumoniae were measured by a microimmunofluorescence test.RESULTS:
Some 83 (95 per cent confidence interval 74-93) per cent of the men had an IgA titre of 20 or more, or an IgG titre of 32 or more. Men with an IgA titre of 20 or more had a 48 per cent higher AAA expansion rate than those with a titre of less than 20 (3.1 versus 2.1 mm/year; P < 0.05). Multiple linear and logistic regression analyses showed that an IgA titre of 20 or more was a significant independent predictor of increased AAA expansion, adjusted for known risk factors of expansion. Initial AAA size and serum total cholesterol level were also predictors of expansion.CONCLUSION:
A high proportion of men with a small AAA had signs of chronic infection with C. pneumoniae. Aneurysm progression correlated with evidence of chronic C. pneumoniae infection.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Inmunoglobulina A
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Infecciones por Chlamydia
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Aneurisma de la Aorta Abdominal
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Límite:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Br J Surg
Año:
1999
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Dinamarca