Published in Cardiovasc Pathol on January 15, 2009
Novel aspects of the pathogenesis of aneurysms of the abdominal aorta in humans. Cardiovasc Res (2010) 1.33
SMAD3 deficiency promotes inflammatory aortic aneurysms in angiotensin II-infused mice via activation of iNOS. J Am Heart Assoc (2013) 0.92
Immunohistological detection of Chlamydia pneumoniae in the Alzheimer's disease brain. BMC Neurosci (2010) 0.92
Inhibition of Notch1 signaling reduces abdominal aortic aneurysm in mice by attenuating macrophage-mediated inflammation. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol (2012) 0.89
Presence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato antibodies in the serum of patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis (2011) 0.82
Laboratory diagnosis of persistent human chlamydial infection. Front Cell Infect Microbiol (2013) 0.82
DHA and EPA Down-regulate COX-2 Expression through Suppression of NF-kappaB Activity in LPS-treated Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells. Korean J Physiol Pharmacol (2009) 0.80
IgG4-related Inflammatory Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, Spectrum of IgG4-related Chronic Periaortitis. Ann Vasc Dis (2010) 0.78
Cationic peptide mR18L with lipid lowering properties inhibits LPS-induced systemic and liver inflammation in rats. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (2013) 0.75
New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk. Nat Genet (2010) 17.89
Epidemiology and clinical characteristics of community-acquired pneumonia in hospitalized children. Pediatrics (2004) 4.74
Novel loci for adiponectin levels and their influence on type 2 diabetes and metabolic traits: a multi-ethnic meta-analysis of 45,891 individuals. PLoS Genet (2012) 3.21
Serum matrix metalloproteinase-8 concentrations are associated with cardiovascular outcome in men. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol (2007) 2.74
Bacterial endotoxin activity in human serum is associated with dyslipidemia, insulin resistance, obesity, and chronic inflammation. Diabetes Care (2011) 2.20
Alveolar bone loss associated with age-related macular degeneration in males. J Periodontol (2012) 2.01
Invasiveness of serotypes and clones of Streptococcus pneumoniae among children in Finland. Infect Immun (2005) 1.96
Etiological diagnosis of childhood pneumonia by use of transthoracic needle aspiration and modern microbiological methods. Clin Infect Dis (2002) 1.81
Reliability and repeatability of toe pressures measured with laser Doppler and portable and stationary photoplethysmography devices. Ann Vasc Surg (2012) 1.77
A genome-wide association search for type 2 diabetes genes in African Americans. PLoS One (2012) 1.72
Regulation of monocyte migration by amphoterin (HMGB1). Blood (2004) 1.69
Pneumonic vs nonpneumonic acute exacerbations of COPD. Chest (2002) 1.66
Ribosomal mutations in Streptococcus pneumoniae clinical isolates. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2002) 1.63
Plant sterols in serum and in atherosclerotic plaques of patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy. J Am Coll Cardiol (2005) 1.54
Immunoassays developed for pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A) in pregnancy may not recognize PAPP-A in acute coronary syndromes. Clin Chem (2006) 1.53
Serum chlamydial lipopolysaccharide as a prognostic factor for a new cardiovascular event. Heart Lung (2008) 1.47
Adjuvant arteriovenous fistula as means of rescue for infrapopliteal venous bypass with poor runoff. J Vasc Surg (2006) 1.40
Outcome of infrainguinal single-segment great saphenous vein bypass for critical limb ischemia is superior to alternative autologous vein bypass, especially in patients with high operative risk. Ann Vasc Surg (2012) 1.40
Diagnosis and treatment of dyslipidemia are neglected in patients with peripheral artery disease. Scand Cardiovasc J (2007) 1.38
Endograft treatment of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms using the Talent aortouniiliac system: an international multicenter study. J Vasc Surg (2006) 1.38
Atypical pathogen infection in adults with acute exacerbation of bronchial asthma. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2002) 1.33
Risk of cervical cancer associated with Chlamydia trachomatis antibodies by histology, HPV type and HPV cofactors. Int J Cancer (2007) 1.32
Size at birth, weight gain over the life course, and low-grade inflammation in young adulthood: northern Finland 1966 Birth Cohort study. Eur Heart J (2008) 1.32
Cold temperature and low humidity are associated with increased occurrence of respiratory tract infections. Respir Med (2008) 1.31
Dental infections and cardiovascular diseases: a review. J Periodontol (2005) 1.31
Population-based study of salivary carriage of periodontal pathogens in adults. J Clin Microbiol (2007) 1.28
Type II endoleak after endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm: effectiveness of embolization. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol (2009) 1.27
Diagnosis of Streptococcus pneumoniae lower respiratory infection in hospitalized children by culture, polymerase chain reaction, serological testing, and urinary antigen detection. Clin Infect Dis (2001) 1.25
Evidence for infectious agents in cardiovascular disease and atherosclerosis. Lancet Infect Dis (2002) 1.24
A comparative study of the etiology of adult upper and lower respiratory tract infections in the community. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis (2002) 1.23
Serum lipopolysaccharide activity is associated with the progression of kidney disease in finnish patients with type 1 diabetes. Diabetes Care (2009) 1.18
Development of new peripheral arterial occlusive disease in patients with type 2 diabetes during a mean follow-up of 11 years. Diabetes Care (2003) 1.17
Detection of multiple pathogenic species in saliva is associated with periodontal infection in adults. J Clin Microbiol (2008) 1.15
The association between C-reactive protein levels and depression: Results from the northern Finland 1966 birth cohort study. Biol Psychiatry (2006) 1.13
Salivary MMP-8, TIMP-1, and ICTP as markers of advanced periodontitis. J Clin Periodontol (2010) 1.12
C-reactive protein levels and sleep disturbances: observations based on the Northern Finland 1966 Birth Cohort study. Psychosom Med (2007) 1.12
Comparison of metabolic and inflammatory outcomes in women who used oral contraceptives and the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device in a general population. Am J Obstet Gynecol (2008) 1.10
Use of host- and bacteria-derived salivary markers in detection of periodontitis: a cumulative approach. Dis Markers (2011) 1.08
Risk of invasive pneumococcal infections among working age adults with asthma. Thorax (2010) 1.05
The European experience with vascular injuries. Surg Clin North Am (2002) 1.05
Infectious burden as a determinant of atopy-- a comparison between adults in Finnish and Russian Karelia. Int Arch Allergy Immunol (2006) 1.04
Synergistic effect of persistent Chlamydia pneumoniae infection, autoimmunity, and inflammation on coronary risk. Circulation (2003) 1.04
Diabetes as an independent risk factor for early postoperative complications in critical limb ischemia. J Vasc Surg (2004) 1.04
Salivary biomarkers of bacterial burden, inflammatory response, and tissue destruction in periodontitis. J Clin Periodontol (2014) 1.03
Lipopolysaccharide associates with pro-atherogenic lipoproteins in periodontitis patients. Innate Immun (2008) 1.03
Seasonal patterns of viral and bacterial infections among children hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia in a tropical region. Scand J Infect Dis (2010) 1.02
A common periodontal pathogen has an adverse association with both acute and stable coronary artery disease. Atherosclerosis (2012) 1.02
Salivary interleukin-1beta concentration and the presence of multiple pathogens in periodontitis. J Clin Periodontol (2009) 1.02
Collagenase-2 (MMP-8) as a point-of-care biomarker in periodontitis and cardiovascular diseases. Therapeutic response to non-antimicrobial properties of tetracyclines. Pharmacol Res (2010) 1.00
Low-grade, systemic inflammation in adolescents: association with early-life factors, gender, and lifestyle. Am J Epidemiol (2009) 0.99
Detection and quantification of five major periodontal pathogens by single copy gene-based real-time PCR. Innate Immun (2009) 0.99
Real-time quantitative PCR for the detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae in the middle ear fluid of children with acute otitis media. Mol Cell Probes (2002) 0.98
Does the presence of pneumococcal DNA in middle-ear fluid indicate pneumococcal etiology in acute otitis media? J Infect Dis (2004) 0.98
Nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae and pneumococcal urine antigen test in healthy elderly subjects. Scand J Infect Dis (2012) 0.97
Autoimmunity to human heat shock protein 60, Chlamydia pneumoniae infection, and inflammation in predicting coronary risk. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol (2002) 0.97
Local and systemic responses in matrix metalloproteinase 8-deficient mice during Porphyromonas gingivalis-induced periodontitis. Infect Immun (2008) 0.97
The role of respiratory viral infections among children hospitalized for community-acquired pneumonia in a developing country. Pediatr Infect Dis J (2008) 0.97
Effect of simvastatin, an established lipid-lowering drug, on pulmonary Chlamydia pneumoniae infection in mice. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2005) 0.96
Pneumococcal carriage is more common in asthmatic than in non-asthmatic young men. Clin Respir J (2010) 0.96
Analysis of matrix metalloproteinases, especially MMP-8, in gingival creviclular fluid, mouthrinse and saliva for monitoring periodontal diseases. Periodontol 2000 (2016) 0.95
Finnvasc score and modified Prevent III score predict long-term outcome after infrainguinal surgical and endovascular revascularization for critical limb ischemia. J Vasc Surg (2010) 0.94
Salivary type I collagen degradation end-products and related matrix metalloproteinases in periodontitis. J Clin Periodontol (2012) 0.94
Simkania negevensis infection among Brazilian children hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia. J Infect (2009) 0.94
Treatment of acute otitis media with probiotics in otitis-prone children-a double-blind, placebo-controlled randomised study. Clin Nutr (2007) 0.94
Porphyromonas gingivalis (Pg) a possible link between impaired oral health and acute myocardial infarction. Int J Cardiol (2009) 0.93
Risk-scoring method for prediction of 30-day postoperative outcome after infrainguinal surgical revascularization for critical lower-limb ischemia: a Finnvasc registry study. World J Surg (2007) 0.93
Chlamydial antibodies and risk of prostate cancer. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev (2005) 0.92
Influenza C virus infection in military recruits--symptoms and clinical manifestation. J Med Virol (2013) 0.92
Aetiology of community-acquired pneumonia: serological results of a paediatric survey. Scand J Infect Dis (2005) 0.92
Angiosome-targeted infrapopliteal endovascular revascularization for treatment of diabetic foot ulcers. J Vasc Surg (2012) 0.91
Periodontitis is associated with angiographically verified coronary artery disease. J Clin Periodontol (2011) 0.91
Serum antibody response to periodontal pathogens and herpes simplex virus in relation to classic risk factors of cardiovascular disease. Int J Epidemiol (2006) 0.90
Mannose-binding lectin concentrations, MBL2 polymorphisms, and susceptibility to respiratory tract infections in young men. J Infect Dis (2008) 0.89
Endotoxemia, nutrition, and cardiometabolic disorders. Acta Diabetol (2014) 0.89
Cohort Profile: the Corogene study. Int J Epidemiol (2011) 0.89
Outcome after open repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm in patients>80 years old: a systematic review and meta-analysis. World J Surg (2011) 0.89
Association of IL-6 and IL-6R gene polymorphisms with susceptibility to respiratory tract infections in young Finnish men. Hum Immunol (2010) 0.89
Procalcitonin is useful in identifying bacteraemia among children with pneumonia. Scand J Infect Dis (2010) 0.89
Finnish multicenter study on the midterm results of use of the Zenith stent-graft in the treatment of an abdominal aortic aneurysm. J Vasc Interv Radiol (2009) 0.89
Infrainguinal endovascular and bypass surgery for critical leg ischemia in patients on long-term dialysis. Ann Vasc Surg (2002) 0.88
Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans induces MMP-9 expression and proatherogenic lipoprotein profile in apoE-deficient mice. Microb Pathog (2007) 0.88
Chlamydia pneumoniae infection and the risk of female early-onset lung cancer. Int J Cancer (2003) 0.88
The consequences of an outbreak of multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa among patients treated for critical leg ischemia. J Vasc Surg (2009) 0.88
Antigenically diverse reference strains and autologous strains of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans are equally efficient antigens in enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay analysis. J Clin Microbiol (2002) 0.87
Relative frequency of Haemophilus influenzae type b pneumonia in Chinese children as evidenced by serology. Pediatr Infect Dis J (2002) 0.87
Effect of xylitol and other carbon sources on Streptococcus pneumoniae biofilm formation and gene expression in vitro. APMIS (2010) 0.87
Biofilm formation by Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates from paediatric patients. APMIS (2010) 0.87