Prior infection with cytomegalovirus is not a major risk factor for angiographically demonstrated coronary artery atherosclerosis

Abstract

To determine if cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is a risk factor for primary coronary artery disease (CAD), the association between CMV infection and CAD (>50% blockage in any coronary artery) was investigated in nearly 900 successive nontransplant patients undergoing coronary angiography. By use of logistic regression, older age (P < .001), gender (P