Infection With Helicobacter pylori Is Not a Major Independent Risk Factor for Stable Coronary Heart Disease: Lack of a Role of Cytotoxin-Associated Protein A–Positive Strains and Absence of a Systemic Inflammatory Response - Koenig, Wolfgang; Rothenbacher, Dietrich; Hoffmeister, Albrecht; Miller, Markus; Bode, Guenther; Adler, Guido; Hombach, Vinzenz; März, Winfried; Pepys, Mark B.; Brenner, Hermann (Circulation (New York, N.Y.), 1999)
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