Chlamydia Atherosclerosis Lesion Discovery, Diagnosis and Treatment [Hardcover]

This unique book is required reading for every medical practitioner. It is the only published text on this very important new disease. It examines all aspects of the subject including the circumstances in which the germ may be found, its specific pathological features and methods of diagnosing the lesion. Its author discovered Chlamydia pneumoniae germs in atheroma lesions and is a world authority in this very specialized field of pathology.

Dr Shor believes it is important for every medical practitioner to be aware of the new aspects of this disease, and that all facts concerning the circumstances, the finding of the germ, the specific pathological features and other aspects which change the concept of heart attacks, remarkably, methods of diagnoses of the lesion should all be known. Details and facets of the lesion are necessary for assessment, acceptance or rejection of this very important new disease, by the scientific community. It opens up new diagnosis and treatments, with potential cure and eradication of this deadly disease. Immunization or eradication of this germ if possible will open new horizons.

The Germs Story.- The Deadly Disease.- Atheroma Gruel.- Discovery.- Which Chlamydia Species?.- Identification of the Atheroma Germ.- Publications, Presentations, and Confirmation.- Chlamydia Are Inherent Components of Atheroma.- Do Chlamydia Germs Cause Atherosclerosis?.- Pathological Lesion Diagnosis.- Study of Atheroma Lesions.- New Findings Concerning the Initial Lesion.- Fatty Streak Lesion.- Formation of Fibronecrotic Plaque.- Interpretation of Lesion.- Confirmatory Molecular Biological Studies.- Derivation of Lipid in Lesion.- Acceptance.- Diagnosis of Atheroma Lesions.- Treatment.- Pathological Study.- Other Studies.- What Do We Know About Treatment of Atheroma Lesions?.- Other Treatment Possibilities.- Conclusion.

Dr Allan Shor is an anatomical pathologist who discovered Chlamydia pneumoniae germs in atheroml£M