The Seroepidemiology of the Chronic Infections in Patient with Myocardial Infraction in North of Iran

Hadi Bazzazi, Ezzat Allah Ghaemi, Mohammad Ali Ramezani

Abstract


  • BACKGROUND: Recent studies have suggested that chronic infections with Chlamydia pneumoniae (Cpn) and Helicobacter pylori (Hp) may be associated with the risk of Myocardial Infarction (MI).
  • METHODS: A cross sectional study was conducted on 140 citizens. Seroprevalence was assessed by ELISA tests measuring IgA and IgG antibodies to Cpn and Hp in sera.
  • RESULTS: Among patients, %11.4 and %90.0 were seropositive for Anti-Cpn IgA and IgG respectively, and also %51.4 and %58.6 were seropositive for Anti-Hp IgA and IgG respectively.
  • CONCLUSIONS: The present study shows that previous infection to Cpn in patients with MI is important. But there are no significant association between infection with Hp and MI.
  • KEYWORDS: Myocardial Infarction, Helicobacter Pylori, Chlamydiae Pneumoniae, IgA, IgG.

Keywords


Myocardial Infraction, Helicobacter pylori, Chlamydiae pneumoniae, IgA, IgG

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