Association between hepatitis B surface antibody seropositivity and coronary artery disease.

Background: Specific infectious agents have been found to be related to the pathogenesis of coronary atherosclerosis.

Aims: We assessed the possible association between angiographically proven coronary artery disease (CAD) and hepatitis B surface antibody (HBS Ab) seropositivity in a population with relatively high prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection.

Setting And Design: This was a cross-sectional study.