Naslov
Helicobacter Pylori Infection and Coronary Artery Disease

Autori
Včev, Aleksandar ; Nakić, Dario ; Mrđen, Anamarija ; Mirat, Jure ; Balen, Sanja ; Ružić, Alen ; Peršić, Viktor ; Soldo, Ivan ; Matijević, Marko ; Barbić, Jerko ; Matijević, Valentina ; Božić, Dubravko ; Radanović, Branko

Izvornik
Collegium antropologicum (0350-6134) 31 (2007), 3; 757-760

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Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Helicobacter Pylori Infection ; coronary artery disease - cad

Sažetak
The aim of this investigation was to determine the seroprevalence of H.pylori in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD).Patients with coronary artery disease (n=90) were enrolled into this randomized, multicentric study. CAD risk factors analyzed included age, male gender, diabetes mellitus, systemic hypertension, cigarette smoking, hypercholesterolemia and socioeconomic status. The results of the study showed a higher seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in patients with CAD compared to controls (78.8% versus 58.3%, p>0.05). However, Helicobacter Pylori seropositivity was not associated with coronary artery risk factors (smoking, body mass index, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, total cholesterol and socioeconomic status)either in the whole study population or in the patients and control subjects analyzed separately (P>0.05.). Further study is needed to clarify the precise role of Helicobacter pylori infection on the development of coronary artery disease.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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