The relation between Helicobacter pylori infection and cardiac syndrome X: A preliminary study

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Assadi, Majid ^a   Saghari, Mohsen ^b   Ebrahimi, Abdolali ^a   Reza Pourbehi, Mohammad ^c   Eftekhari, Mohammad ^b   Nabipour, Iraj ^a   Abbaszadeh, Moloud ^a   Nazarahari, Mozhgan ^b   Nasiri, Mozhdeh ^c   Assadi, Sakineh ^a  

^a BUSHEHR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

H. pylori; Syndrome X; Urea breath test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; INFECTION; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STABLE ANGINA PECTORIS; SYNDROME X; UREA BREATH TEST;

ADULT; BREATH TESTS; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALE; MICROVASCULAR ANGINA; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 67349108813     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.01.029     Document Type: Article

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