International Journal of Advanced Biomedicine
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Journal

International Journal of Advanced Biomedicine


Volume
& Issue

Volume 2, Issue 3


Published
on

September 1, 2017


Pages

65-67


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Article

Can We Consider H. Pylori as A Risk Factor for Acute Coronary Syndrome? A Proposal Study for A Sample of Egyptian Population

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Authors

Khaled Salma* Affiliation:
Nasser National Institute, Giza, Egypt.
and Abd-Elrazek Abd-Elrazek Affiliation:
Nasser National Institute, Giza, Egypt.


Abstract

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a Gram negative spiral bacterium which colonizes gastric mucosa of nearly half of human populationwas described by Marshall and Warren in 1984 . A characteristic feature of H. Pylori infection is an excessive inflammatory response. The majority of H. pylori infections remain asymptomatic. However, still it leads to the development of histological gastritis with the recruitment of immune cells. About 10% of infected subjects develop symptomatic gastritis, erosions or peptic ulcer. Gastric cancer is the most severe consequence of H. pylori infection. Recently, a possible association between chronic infections with H. pylori and extragastric disorders - including coronary heart disease, has been intensively investigated. Here we will shed light on a possible association between chronic H.Pylori infection and one of the commonest Heart disease; Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS).


Keywords

H.Pylori, ACS, Heart diseases, stomach.


Citation

Salma, K. & Abd-Elrazek, A. (2017). Can we consider h. pylori as a risk factor for acute coronary syndrome? a proposal study for a sample of egyptian population. International Journal of Advanced Biomedicine, 2(3), 65–67. https://doi.org/10.18576/ab/020301

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