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Opinion article: cytomegalovirus is a risk factor in atherogenesis
Barbara Reinhardt1, Rosalba Minisini, Thomas Mertens
1Department of Virology, University Clinic of Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany.
Herpes : the Journal of the IHMF
|March 28, 2002
Abstract:
Whether or not infectious agents are involved in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis has been a matter of discussion for the past 2 decades. Although there is no definite proof of a causal role of human cytomegalovirus in atherogenesis, a body of knowledge supports the concept that this virus is involved in the development of atherosclerotic lesions. This review assesses the most important data published in support of this hypothesis.