Current Helicobacter pylori infection is significantly associated with subclinical coronary atherosclerosis in healthy subjects: A cross-sectional study.

Helicobacter pylori is a gastrointestinal pathogen known to be associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, most analyses about the effect of H. pylori infection have been done in patients with a history of CVD but not in healthy subjects. We evaluated the association between H. pylori inf...

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Main Authors: Minyoung Lee, Haeri Baek, Jong Suk Park, Sohee Kim, Chanhee Kyung, Su Jung Baik, Byoung Kwon Lee, Jie-Hyun Kim, Chul Woo Ahn, Kyung Rae Kim, Shinae Kang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5834174?pdf=render