Seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori and incident myocardial infarction - A population-based Swedish nested case-control study.

Aims: Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) and its cytotoxin-associated gene A (CagA) have been associated with myocardial infarction (MI), but existing data are conflicting possibly due to limitations in study designs and lack of data on important confounders. The aim of this study was to determine whether H.

Cardiac biomarkers for detection of coronary artery disease in the community.

To investigate whether coronary artery disease (CAD) burden is associated with plasma levels of the myocardial biomarkers Troponin I (TropI) and NT-proBNP in a large population-based sample using a cross-sectional design. Coronary computerized tomography (CT) angiography was performed in 25,859 subjects without a history of atherosclerotic disease from SCAPIS study (age 50-65, 52% women). TropI and NT-proBNP were measured in plasma.

Prevalence and risk factors of hypertension in Mauritius: A cross-sectional study.

Hypertension, a highly prevalent non-communicable disease is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide. In the Republic of Mauritius, the growing number of elderly people along with a rise in overweight and obese populations indicate a looming increase in hypertension prevalence. Given its profound burden on the population and economy, updated insights into the burden and determinants of hypertension in Mauritius is crucial for developing interventions aimed at prevention, management and identifying of at-risk groups.

Vascular ageing in relation to chronological and self-perceived age in the general Swedish population.

. Aortic stiffness is a marker of vascular ageing. Non-conventional risk markers reflecting vascular ageing are largely unexplored.