Cardioprotective manifestations of chronic helminth infections: new aspects of an old disease

Heart. 2017 Oct;103(20):1651. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2017-311768.

Authors

Amir Abdoli¹, Sima Rasti²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Parasitology, Tarbiat Modares University Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
² Department of Parasitology, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.

PMID: 28970236
DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2017-311768

No abstract available

Keywords: Aortic regurgitation; Basic science genetic studies; Myocardial disease basic science; Obesity; Systemic inflammatory diseases.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Animals
Aortic Valve Insufficiency
Chronic Disease
Helminthiasis*
Helminths*
Humans