Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
9153694 American Heart Journal 2005 7 Pages PDF
Abstract
Treatment with roxithromycin was not associated with a reduction of symptomatic restenoses. During follow-up, a marked increase in antichlamydial antibodies, TNF-α, and eotaxin was observed, suggesting that angioplasty-induced plaque rupture induces a specific immunological response without activation of inflammatory mechanisms as represented by C-reactive protein. Whether this mechanism occurs in all plaque ruptures remains to be determined.
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