Journal article
Multiple Infections and Subsequent Cardiovascular Events in the Heart Outcomes Prevention Evaluation (HOPE) Study
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Limited prospective epidemiological data are available on the relation between exposure to Chlamydia pneumoniae, Helicobacter pylori, cytomegalovirus (CMV), and hepatitis A virus (HAV), individually or as a total pathogen score, and human cardiovascular (CV) disease.
METHODS AND RESULTS: We analyzed enrollment sera from 3168 Canadian patients in the Heart Outcomes Prevention Evaluation (HOPE) study for antibodies to C pneumoniae, H …
Authors
Smieja M; Gnarpe J; Lonn E; Gnarpe H; Olsson G; Yi Q; Dzavik V; McQueen M; Yusuf S
Journal
Circulation, Vol. 107, No. 2, pp. 251–257
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
January 21, 2003
DOI
10.1161/01.cir.0000044940.65226.1f
ISSN
0009-7322
Associated Experts
Fields of Research (FoR)
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
AgedAntibodies, BacterialAntibodies, ViralCanadaCardiovascular DiseasesChlamydophila InfectionsChlamydophila pneumoniaeComorbidityCytomegalovirusCytomegalovirus InfectionsFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHelicobacter InfectionsHelicobacter pyloriHepatitis AHepatitis A virusHumansMaleOdds RatioRisk AssessmentSeroepidemiologic StudiesSurvival Analysis