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| Title |
Multiple Infectious Agents and the Origins of Atherosclerotic Coronary Artery Disease
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, September 2016
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| DOI | 10.3389/fcvm.2016.00030 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
James S. Lawson |
| Abstract |
Although deaths due to atherosclerotic coronary artery disease (ACAD) have fallen dramatically during the past 50 years, ACAD remains as the leading cause of death in all continents, except Africa, where deaths due to infections are still dominant. Although food and nutrition have a proven role in atherosclerosis, the underlying causes of ACAD remain unknown. This is despite a century of intensive research dominated by investigations into the saturated fat hypothesis. In this review, it is hypothesized that the rise and fall in ACAD during the past 100 years is primarily due to the parallel rise and fall in the prevalence of coronary atheroma, the underlying disease. It is further hypothesized that infectious pathogens initiate atherosclerosis mainly during infancy and childhood. It is speculated that widespread use of antibiotics and vaccines against bacterial and viral infections may be the reason for the dramatic fall in coronary atheroma and ACAD during the past 50 years. The relevant evidence and a working hypothesis are included in this review. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 24 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 29% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 17% |
| Pakistan | 1 | 4% |
| India | 1 | 4% |
| Australia | 1 | 4% |
| Western Sahara | 1 | 4% |
| Sweden | 1 | 4% |
| Colombia | 1 | 4% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 4% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 6 | 25% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 13 | 54% |
| Scientists | 7 | 29% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 13% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 4% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 41 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 41 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 7 | 17% |
| Researcher | 5 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 10% |
| Unspecified | 2 | 5% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 2 | 5% |
| Other | 10 | 24% |
| Unknown | 11 | 27% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 9 | 22% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 5 | 12% |
| Unspecified | 2 | 5% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 5% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 2 | 5% |
| Other | 7 | 17% |
| Unknown | 14 | 34% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 13. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 26 May 2023.
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#343
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#43,154
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#2
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