Open AccessA case-control study examining association between infectious agents and acute myocardial infarction
Author(s) -
Sunanda Shrikhande,
Sanjay Zodpey,
Himanshu Negandhi
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian journal of public health/indian journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.381
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 2229-7693
pISSN - 0019-557X
DOI - 10.4103/0019-557x.132285
Subject(s) - medicine , myocardial infarction , odds ratio , helicobacter pylori , etiology , confidence interval , chlamydia , case control study , population , immunology , environmental health
Coronary heart disease is multi-factorial in origin and its burden is expected to rise in developing countries, including India. Evidence suggests that the inflammation caused by infection is associated with the development of atherosclerosis and heart disease. An increasing number of clinical and experimental studies point to a contribution of various infectious organisms to the development of atherosclerosis in humans. Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is associated with atherosclerosis.