Pseudomonas aeruginosa microcolonies in coronary thrombi from patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

• Main Authors: Hansen, Gorm Mørk, Givskov, Michael, Hansen, Peter Riis, Belstrøm, Daniel, Nilsson, Martin, Helqvist, Steffen, Nielsen, Claus Henrik, Holmstrup, Palle, Tolker-Nielsen, Tim
• Other Authors: Coenye, Tom
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction; Coronary Artery Thrombosis; DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/88349; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/46907
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Chronic infection is associated with an increased risk of atherothrombotic disease and direct bacterial infection of arteries has been suggested to contribute to the development of unstable atherosclerotic plaques. In this study, we examined coronary thrombi obtained in vivo from patients with ST-se...