| prevalence of helicobacter pylori infection and its link to coronary risk factors in japanese patients with acute myocardial infarction. | the association between helicobacter pylori (h. pylori) infection and coronary artery disease, as well as the association between h. pylori infection and classic coronary risk factors, is controversial in patients from western countries. the high prevalence of h. pylori infection in japanese subjects enables an examination of these associations in a large population, especially in young patients, because coronary risk factors may be more strongly associated with younger individuals than with old ... | 2002 | 12224816 |