Helicobacter pylori infection and coronary artery disease.

Association between Helicobacter pylori Infection and Atherosclerotic Coronary Artery Disease

  Background and Objectives: Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death in developed countries. In addition to traditional risk factors for cardiovascular disease, nowadays, accumulating evidence indicates that a variety of infections contribute to pathogenesis of atherosclerosis,  (We investigated whether Helicobacter pylori infection is related to Prevalence of coronar...

Seroepidemiology of Helicobacter Pylori infection in Patients With Coronary Syndrome in Gorgan

Abstract Background and objectives: most common causes of morbidity and mortality in industrial and developing countries. Recent studies have suggested that A coronary heart disease is one of the Helicobacter pylori heart disease therefore, this study was carried out in Gorgan, Iran, to show the relationship between coronary disease and Helicobacter pylori infection. ca...

Helicobacter pylori infection and the risk for coronary artery disease.

[Helicobacter pylori: a new cardiovascular risk factor?].

There is increasing evidence that certain microbial agents may have an etiopathogenic role in the development of atherothrombosis. Helicobacter pylori, a bacterium that causes peptic ulcer disease, has been suggested as one of the microbes involved in the development of atherothrombosis. This hypothesis is based on the following observations: a) a higher prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infect...

The relationship between helicobacter pylori infection and myocardial infarction

Background: Coronary Artery Disease is known as the main cause of death in industrialized countries. Relation between this disease and some infections such as Helicobacter pylori (H.pylori) has been shown in several studies. The purpose of this study was to dermine the relationship between Hypylori and mycardical infarctions. Methods: Seventy-three myocardial infarction patients and 78 individu...