Coronary atherosclerotic burden in patients with infection by CagA-positive strains of Helicobacter pylori.

Objectives: Cytotoxic associated gene-A (CagA)-positive strains of Helicobacter pylori emerged as a possible atherosclerotic stimulus. Nevertheless, whether CagA-positivity is associated with more extensive or severe atherosclerotic coronary burden has never been studied. Methods: Forty consecutive...

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Publicado en:Coronary Artery Disease Vol. 21; no. 4; pp. 217 - 222
Autores principales: Niccoli G, Franceschi F, Cosentino N, Giupponi B, De Marco G, Merra G, Conte M, Montone RA, Ferrante G, Bacà M, Gasbarrini A, Silveri NG, Crea F, Niccoli, Giampaolo, Franceschi, Francesco, Cosentino, Nicola, Giupponi, Bianca, De Marco, Guido, Merra, Giuseppe, Conte, Micaela
Formato: research Journal Article
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2010 Jun
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