Internal Medicine: Open Access
Open Access
ISSN: 2165-8048
ISSN: 2165-8048
Jun Wang
China
Research Article
The Relationship between Helicobacter pylori Infection and Different Types of Atrial Fibrillation in a Chinese Population
Author(s): De-zhao Wang, Qing Tang, Shi-jing Li, Jun Wang and Bu-xing ChenDe-zhao Wang, Qing Tang, Shi-jing Li, Jun Wang and Bu-xing Chen
Objective: To explore the relationship between Helicobacter pylori (Hp) infection and the different types of atrial fibrillation (AF).
Methods: Two hundred and eighty-five hospitalized patients with AF patients were enrolled. Patients were divided into five groups: Group 1, the initial-AF; Group 2, the paroxysmal-AF; Group 3, the persistent-AF; Group 4,the long-term persistent-AF; and Group 5, the permanent-AF. Patients in the first 3 groups were reclassified into the short-AF category and patients in the last 2 groups were reclassified into the long-AF category. All patients took the examination of 13C urea breath test, high sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and left atrial diameter (LAD), etc. tests and examinations. We analyzed the difference of these factors in all types of AF and explored the correlation between Hp infection and AF .. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2165-8048.1000151