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Association of Helicobacter pylori and Chlamydia pneumoniae infections with coronary heart disease and cardiovascular risk factors

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Patel, P, Mendall, M A, Carrington, D, Strachan, D P, Leatham, E, Molineaux, N, Levy, J, Blakeston, C, Seymour, C A, Camm, A J, Northfield, T C·1995·BMJ
DOI 10.1136/bmj.311.7007.711PMC PMC2550716
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Objective: To investigate the relation between seropositivity to chronic infections with Helicobacter pylori and Chlamydia pneumoniae and both coronary heart disease and cardiovascular risk factors. Objective:To investigate the relation between seropositivity to chronic infections with Helicobacter pylori and Chlamydia pneumoniae and both coronary heart disease and cardiovascular risk factors. Setting: General practices in Merton, Sutton, and Wandsworth, south London. Subjects: 388 white south London men aged 50-69. Main outcome measures: Evidence of coronary risk factors and infection with H pylori or C pneumoniae. Results: 47 men (12.1%) had electrocardiographic evidence of ischaemia or infarction. 36 (76.6%) and 18 (38.3%) were seropositive for H pylori and C pneumoniae, respectively, compared with 155 (45.5%) and 62 (18.2%) men with normal electrocardiograms. Odds ratios for abnormal electrocardiograms were 3.82 (95% confidence interval 1.60 to 9.10) and 3.06 (12.33 to 7.01) in men seropositive for H pylori and C pneumoniae, respectively, after adjustment for a range of socioeconomic indicators and risk factors for coronary heart disease. Cardiovascular risk factors that were independently associated with seropositivity to H pylori included fibrinogen concentration and total leucocyte count. Seropositivity to C pneumoniae was independently associated with raised fibrinogen and malondialdehyde concentrations. Conclusions: Both H pylori and C pneumoniae infections are associated with coronary heart disease. These relations are not explained by a wide range of confounding factors. Possible mechanisms include an increase in risk factor levels due to a low grade chronic inflammatory response.

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Authors
Patel, P., Mendall, M. A., Carrington, D., Strachan, D. P., Leatham, E., Molineaux, N., Levy, J., Blakeston, C., Seymour, C. A., Camm, A. J., & Northfield, T. C.
Affiliations
St George's, University of London (GB)
ORCID
Venue
BMJ
Publisher
BMJ
Published
1995-09-16
Volume
311
Issue
7007
Pages
711-714
ISSN
  • 0007-1447 (ISSN-L)
  • 0959-8138
  • 1468-5833
DOI
10.1136/bmj.311.7007.711
PMC
PMC2550716
OpenAlex
W1988289155
Cited by
592
References
32
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FWCI
54.25
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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www.bmj.com/company/legal-information/terms-conditions/legal-information/tdm-licencepolicy (tdm)
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  • BMJ (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • HighWire Press Open Archive (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Gastroenterology › Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases
Keywords
Helicobacter pylori, Chlamydia pneumoniae, coronary artery disease, cardiovascular risk factors, seropositivity, chronic infection, fibrinogen, malondialdehyde, white blood cell count, myocardial infarction, low-grade inflammation, men
MeSH terms
Aged, C-Reactive Protein, Chlamydia Infections, Coronary Disease, Cross-Sectional Studies, Electrocardiography, Fibrinogen, Humans, Leukocyte Count, London, Male, Middle Aged, Risk Factors, Helicobacter pylori, Helicobacter Infections, Chlamydophila pneumoniae

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