Relationship between active Helicobacter pylori infection and risk factors of cardiovascular diseases, a cross-sectional hospital-based study in a Sub-Saharan setting
Abstract Background Chronic inflammation has been reported as one of the novel coronary heart disease (CHD) risk factors. Knowing that Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) provokes a local inflammation, the relationship between H. pylori infection and cardiovascular disease (CVD) has received considerabl...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-09-01
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Series: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-022-07718-3 |