Association of CagA+ Helicobacter pylori infection with aortic atheroma

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 179, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 127-132

  Shmuely, Haim ^a   Passaro, Douglas J ^b   Vaturi, Mordehai ^a   Sagie, Alex ^a   Pitlik, Silvio ^a   Samra, Zmira ^a   Niv, Yaron ^a   Koren, Rivka ^a   Harell, Daniella ^c   Yahav, Jacob ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Aorta; Atherosclerosis; Echocardiography; Infection

Indexed keywords

CAGA PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AORTA ATHEROSCLEROSIS; AORTIC ATHEROMA; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTICLE; ATHEROMA; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 20844431843     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2004.09.010     Document Type: Article

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