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Evidence of Infection with Helicobacter Pylori in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction | ||
| KUFA MEDICAL JOURNAL | ||
| Article 1, Volume 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 9-17 | ||
| Author | ||
| Dr. Ala Hussain Abbase Haider | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: the role of infection with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) as a risk factor for acute myocardial infarction is controversial. Aim of the study: to assess the association between H. pylori infection and acute myocardial infarction. Patients and Methods: the IgG seropositivity to H. pylori was assessed in 40 patients with acute myocardial infarction and 39 controls. Results: in the total study the association was statistically insignificant (80% vs 69.2%, p value:0.2, OR 0.56, 95%CI(0.2-1.5)), but in those below the age of 50 years was significant (100% vs 66.7%, p value: 0.04, OR 2.3, 95%CI(1.4-4.02)). No association was found between H. pylori seropositivity and worsening of the classic coronary risk factors. Conclusion: this study suggests that H. pylori infection is a risk factor for coronary artery disease in patients below 50 years. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Helicobacter Pylori; acute myocardial infarction | ||
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