Epidemiology and prevention: Association of Chlamydia pneumoniae and acute coronary heart disease events in non-insulin dependent diabetic and non-diabetic subjects in Finland

We found an association between C. pneumoniae antibodies and coronary heart disease events in non-diabetics living in eastern Finland. This association remained strong even after controlling for the other risk factors for coronary heart disease. In diabetic patients with high risk for coronary heart disease, C. pneumoniae was not a risk factor for coronary heart disease.