The Relationship between Helicobacter Pylori Seropositivity and Myocardial Infarction

T. Al-Hassnawi, Mushtaq; Hussein AL- Mayali, Ahmed

	The Relationship between Helicobacter Pylori Seropositivity and Myocardial Infarction
Kerbala Journal of Medicine
Article 1, Volume 11, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 3962-3967 PDF (0 K)
Authors
Mushtaq T. Al-Hassnawi; Ahmed Hussein AL- Mayali
Abstract
background: There is a controversial result about the association of H.Pylori infection and ischemic heart disease. The study was design to study the relation in our locality. Aim of the study: To study the relationship between Helicobacter pylori infection and myocardial infarction. Patients & methods: Patients that were included in this study, were patients with acute myocardial infarction (S-T segment elevation) that were admitted to coronary care unit of Baghdad Teaching hospital and Al-Hussein hospital in Karbala city between June, 2004 to August 2004, with less than 48 hours of onset of their symptoms. Patients were evaluated regarding cardiovascular risk factors; smoking, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, body mass index (BMI), hypercholesterolemia, low high-density lipoprotein (HDL) and family history (10-15). Control groups were included in the studies that were age and sex matched Fifty patients diagnosed with myocardial infarction that were admitted to the coronary care unit in Baghdad teaching hospital and Al-Hussein Hospital in Karballa city were tested for anti H.Pylori antibody using ELISA and compared with 51 control persons without coronary heart disease. Results: 72 % of the patients 78.4% of the controls were seropositive for H.Pylori without significant difference. Conclusion: No significant relation exists between seropositivity against H.Pylori and acute myocardial infarction
Keywords
Helicopacter pylori; Myocardial infarction; seropositivity

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