A common infection might increase the risk of Mis

August 1997

    Researchers are coming up with an intriguing theory...a common infection might increase the risk of MIs.

    Remember when researchers first proposed that ulcers might be caused by Helicobacter pylori? At first they weren't taken seriously.

    Now a new study in Circulation suggests that patients with high antibody titers to Chlamydia pneumoniae are FOUR times more likely to have a recurrent MI.

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