Implications of antibodies to heat-shock proteins in ischemic heart disease

Overall, antibody responses to C. pneumoniae IgG, human or Chlamydia HSP60 are not associated with endothelial dysfunction and presence and severity of coronary artery disease, arguing against the suggestion that infection contributes to disease progression and supplying additional proof that C. pneumoniae is an unlikely major risk factor of coronary atherosclerosis.