Background There are overlapping risk factors and underlying molecular mechanisms for
both peptic ulcer disease (PUD) and abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). Despite …

Helicobacter pylori is a gastrointestinal pathogen known to be associated with
cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, most analyses about the effect of H. pylori infection …

It is reported that Helicobacter pylori infection is associated with coronary atherosclerosis
both epidemiologically and pathogenetically, but no conclusions have yet been reached …

Helicobacter pylori infection (HPI) imposes substantial social costs and is of major
etiological importance in peptic ulcer disease, gastric cancer, and accelerated …

For many years, the coexistence of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection and
atherosclerotic diseases in a disproportional number of patients has inspired the …

Objective—To investigate whether genetic diversity of Helicobacter pylori influences its
association with coronary heart disease, and specifically whether the risk is confined to …

OBJECTIVE: There is debate whether infection with Helicobacter (H.) pylori, the main
inducer of chronic atrophic gastritis (CAG), is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and …

Helicobacter pylori is thought to be related to atherosclerosis and aneurysm development.
We aimed to detect virulance factors of H. pylori and examine the potential etiopathogenetic …

Evidence implicating Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) in coronary artery disease and
aneurysmal lesions is controversial. No published data have related H. pylori infection to …

BACKGROUND: Cytotoxin-associated gene A (CagA)–positive strains of Helicobacter pylori
are an etiological factor for peptic ulcer and gastric cancer. Studies on the role of these …