Bartonella bacilliformis or a similar organism and cardiovascular disease

F H Sood; M S Chaudhari

doi:10.1016/0306-9877(94)90137-6

Bartonella bacilliformis or a similar organism and cardiovascular disease

Med Hypotheses. 1994 Sep;43(3):135-7. doi: 10.1016/0306-9877(94)90137-6.

Authors

F H Sood¹, M S Chaudhari

Affiliation

¹ Red Cross Blood Bank, Pune, India.

PMID: 7815963
DOI: 10.1016/0306-9877(94)90137-6

Abstract

Bartonella bacilliformis invades the endothelial lining of the cardiovascular system. Damage to the red blood cells and white blood cells, the effects of the toxins, invasion of the brain and electrical charges induced by the organism so interfering with normal electrical stimulation of the heart may explain many of the features of cardiovascular disease (1-5).

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Bartonella Infections / complications*
Bartonella Infections / diagnosis
Bartonella Infections / drug therapy
Cardiovascular Diseases / microbiology
Heart Diseases / microbiology*
Humans