Why the study?
Is there a higher prevalence of Chlamydia pneumoniae infection in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy compared to healthy controls?
Population
26 consecutive patients with dilated cardiomyopathy, aged 56.9 years, and 28 healthy subjects, mean age 57.4…
Design
Case-control
Authors
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No immediate clinical implications from case-control data; leaves open a possible Chlamydia pneumoniae link to dilated cardiomyopathy.
Is there a higher prevalence of Chlamydia pneumoniae infection in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy compared to healthy controls?
This study investigates the potential association between Chlamydia pneumoniae infection and dilated cardiomyopathy.
H. L. Song (2001) studied this question.
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