Background—The role of infections and inflammation in the pathophysiology of coronary heart
disease is emerging. We studied the independent and joint effects of these 2 components …

Statement of findings An inception cohort of 238 patients having peripheral joint synovitis of
less than 12 months duration was evaluated clinically and followed prospectively for 1 year …

Background Data concerning the relation between anti-phospholipid (aPL) antibodies and
myocardial infarction in subjects without evidence of overt autoimmune disease are conflicting…

The history of natural-rubber-latex (NRL) allergy is relatively short; the first case reports
appeared in 1979–1980 in the European (Nutter 1979; Förström 1980) and in 1989 in the North …

Objective— We analyzed the association of coronary heart disease (CHD) and serology of
periodontitis in a random sample (n=1163) of men (aged 45 to 74 years) by determining …

Periodontitis, a consequence of persistent bacterial infection and chronic inflammation, has
been suggested to predict coronary heart disease (CHD). The aim of this study was to …

Background Periodontitis is associated with elevated levels of C-reactive protein and
fibrinogen and it may be a coronary heart disease risk factor. We wanted to study if treatment of …

Background: Oxidation of low-density lipoprotein is believed to be an important step in the
pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. The purpose of the present study was to determine whether …

BACKGROUND: Airway inflammation is a characteristic feature of bronchial asthma. Previous
studies have shown an increased local inflammatory activity in the airway mucosa of …

Early pregnancies in women with a history of recurrent spontaneous abortion (RSA) are
accompanied by a deficiency in vasodilatory and anti-aggregatory prostacyclin (PGI2) and/or …