Evaluation of carotid arterial plaques after endarterectomy for Helicobacter pylori infection

Chronic inflammation is linked to atherosclerosis and Helicobacter pylori h as been suggested to be an etiologic agent, although the evidence is equivo cal. In this report, H. pylori was not detected by the polymerase chain rea ction in atherosclerotic plaque from carotid endarterectomy samples.