Antibiotics and risk of subsequent first-time acute myocardial infarction.
Open Access
- 3 February 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 281 (5) , 427-431
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.281.5.427
Abstract
There is increasing evidence from observational studies1-6 and randomized clinical trials7,8 that certain bacterial infections may play a role in the etiology of coronary heart disease and subsequent acute myocardial infarction (AMI). In particular, Chlamydia pneumoniae, but also Helicobacter pylori and bacterial infections associated with periodontal diseases,9 have been related to an increased risk of developing AMI as well as thrombotic stroke.10Keywords
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