Open AccessHelicobacter pylori infection is related to atheroma in patients undergoing coronary angiography
Author(s) -
Nicholas Ossei-Gerning,
Paul Martin,
Sidney Smith,
David Braunholtz,
J D Wilson,
Anthony Axon,
Peter J. Grant
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
cardiovascular research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.774
H-Index - 219
eISSN - 1755-3245
pISSN - 0008-6363
DOI - 10.1016/s0008-6363(97)00090-4
Subject(s) - medicine , helicobacter pylori , fibrinogen , atheroma , odds ratio , myocardial infarction , gastroenterology , risk factor , cardiology , coronary atherosclerosis , serology , coronary artery disease , immunology , antibody
Helicobacter pylori infection has been related to an increased risk of ischaemic heart disease (IHD) possibly by raising plasma fibrinogen. The evidence for this association is conflicting. Furthermore, no attempt has been made to distinguish between an effect on atheroma and thrombosis. We have determined the association of H. pylori status with IHD assessed by coronary angiography. We have also evaluated the influence of H. pylori infection on haemostatic factors.