Helicobacter pylori infection and coronary artery disease.
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) and control group (n = 90) were enrolled into this randomized, multi-centre study. CAD risk factors analyzed included age, male gender, diabetes mellitus, systemic hypertension, cigarette smoking, hypercholesterolemia and socioeconomic status. The results of this 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 are needed to clarify the precise role of Helicobacter pylori infection on the development of coronary artery disease.
Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University "J.J. Strossmayer", Osijek, Osijek, Croatia. vcev.aleksandar@kbo.hr
Aleksandar
A
Vcev
Dario
D
Nakić
Anamarija
A
Mrden
Jure
J
Mirat
Sanja
S
Balen
Alen
A
Ruzić
Viktor
V
Persić
Ivan
I
Soldo
Marko
M
Matijević
Jerko
J
Barbić
Valentina
V
Matijević
Dubravko
D
Bozić
Branko
B
Radanović
D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000382:microbiology*; D017523:Croatia / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016480:Helicobacter pylori; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies