Open AccessHepatitis B virus infection and coronary atherosclerosis: Results from a population with relatively high prevalence of hepatitis B virus
Author(s) -
De-Yan Tong,
Xiaohua Wang,
Congfeng Xu,
Yifei Yang,
Sidong Xiong
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v11.i9.1292
Subject(s) - medicine , hbsag , hepatitis b virus , hbeag , coronary artery disease , population , hepatitis b , gastroenterology , virus , immunology , virology , environmental health
To investigate the possible association between hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and angiographically proven coronary artery disease (CAD) in a population with relatively high prevalence of HBV.