Rationale and Design of a Secondary Prevention Trial of Antibiotic Use in Patients after Myocardial Infarction: The WIZARD (Weekly Intervention with Zithromax [Azithromycin] for Atherosclerosis and Its Related Disorders) Trial.

Autor: Dunne, Michael W.
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Zdroj: Journal of Infectious Diseases; 6/15/2000 Supplement 3, Vol. 181, pS572-S578, 7p
Abstrakt: Discusses the rationale and design of a secondary prevention trial of antibiotic use in patients after myocardial infarction. Evidence supporting the contention that atherosclerosis is an inflammatory disease; Role of inflammation in the etiology of atherosclerosis; Attempts to bridge insights from preclinical investigations to interventions applicable to patient care.
Databáze: Complementary Index