Open AccessRelation of Helicobacter pylori Infection to 13-Year Mortality and Incident Ischemic Heart Disease in the Caerphilly Prospective Heart Disease Study
Author(s) -
David P. Strachan,
Michael A. Mendall,
D Carrington,
Barbara K. Butland,
J. W. G. Yarnell,
P M Sweetnam,
P C Elwood
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.98.13.1286
Subject(s) - medicine , helicobacter pylori , odds ratio , incidence (geometry) , body mass index , risk factor , disease , gastroenterology , physics , optics
Associations have been suggested between Helicobacter pylori seropositivity, cardiovascular risk factors, and ischemic heart disease (IHD). The effect of this common infection on mortality is uncertain.
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