The combination of Helicobacter pylori- and cytotoxin-associated gene-A seropositivity in relation to the risk of myocardial infarction in middle-aged Japanese: The Japan Public Health Center-based study
Conclusions: H. pylori infection was not significantly associated with risk of MI and stroke among middle-aged Japanese. However, CagA positivity tended to be associated with MI.Highlights:
Source: Atherosclerosis - Category: Cardiology Authors: Ai Ikeda, Hiroyasu Iso, Shizuka Sasazuki, Manami Inoue, Shoichiro Tsugane, for the JPHC Study Group Tags: Clinical & Population Research - Epidemiology, Biomarkers, Nutrition Source Type: research
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