Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases
Volume 16, Issue 4 , Pages 145-152, July 2007

Lack of Association Between Infectious Burden and Carotid Atherosclerosis in Japanese Patients

  • Noriko Hagiwara, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cerebrovascular Disease, Cerebrovascular Center and Clinical Research Institute, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan
    • Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Noriko Hagiwara, MD, Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
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  • Kazunori Toyoda, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cerebrovascular Disease, Cerebrovascular Center and Clinical Research Institute, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan
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  • Tooru Inoue, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Cerebrovascular Center and Clinical Research Institute, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan
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  • Hirofumi Shimada, MT

      Affiliations

    • Medical Laboratory, Cerebrovascular Center and Clinical Research Institute, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan
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  • Setsuro Ibayashi, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
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  • Mitsuo Iida, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
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  • Yasushi Okada, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cerebrovascular Disease, Cerebrovascular Center and Clinical Research Institute, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan

Received 1 November 2006; received in revised form 26 January 2007; accepted 14 February 2007.

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 Supported in part by a Research Grant for Cardiovascular Diseases (15C-1) from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare.

PII: S1052-3057(07)00035-3

doi:10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2007.02.001

Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases
Volume 16, Issue 4 , Pages 145-152, July 2007

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