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Evidence for association between hepatitis C virus seropositivity and coronary artery disease: Table 1
14 Apr 2004
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The inflammation hypothesis of atherosclerosis postulates that the crucial events involved in the initiation and progression of the lesion are represented mainly by inflammatory and fibroproliferative processes triggered by cytokines and growth factors.1 However, one of the most interesting developments in recent years has been the idea that infective agents may induce a pro-inflammatory effect and have a crucial...
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