Association of Helicobacter pylori infection with cardiovascular disease - Is it just a myth?

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 191-194

  Christodoulou, Dimitrios K ^a   Milionis, Haralampos J ^a   Pappa, Panagiota ^a   Katsanos, Konstantinos H ^a   Sigounas, Dimitrios ^a   Florentin, Matilda ^a   Elisaf, Moses ^a   Tsianos, Epameinondas V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Helicobacter pylori; Rose questionnaire; Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy; Urease test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STOMACH MUCOSA;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, ABDOMINAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT;

EID: 79952702309     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2010.11.010     Document Type: Article

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