Detection of Helicobacter pylori DNA in aortic and left internal mammary artery biopsies

Texas Heart Institute Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 130-135

  Iriz, Erkan ^a   Cirak, Meltem Yalinay ^a   Engin, Evren Doruk ^a   Zor, Mustafa Hakan ^a   Erer, Dilek ^a   Ozdogan, Mehmet Emin ^a   Turet, Sevgi ^a   Yener, Ali ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aorta; Arteriosclerosis etiology; Helicobacter infections complications; Helicobacter pylori pathogenicity; Mammary arteries; Muscle, smooth, vascular; Polymerase chain reaction; Prospective studies; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ADULT; AORTA; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BLOOD VESSEL BIOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; MALE; PREVALENCE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AGED; AORTA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALE; MAMMARY ARTERIES; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 47249092409     PISSN: 07302347     EISSN: 15266702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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