Cytotoxin-associated gene-A bearing strains of Helicobacter pylori and atrial fibrillation due to ischemic origin: Is there a link?

European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 518-520

  Badran, Hala Mahfouz ^a,c   Mahfouz, Magdi Elsayed ^b  

^a MENOUFIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b TANTA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c NONE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; CagA strain; Coronary artery disease; Helicobacter pylori

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CAGA PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CAGA GENE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART SIZE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SERODIAGNOSIS; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION;

AGED; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34547744306     PISSN: 17418267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJR.0b013e328011a2a0     Document Type: Article

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