Time for Routine Helicobacter pylori Screening in Coronary Artery Disease?

Abstract

The encouraging but inconclusive results from HEAT in unselected low-dose aspirin users underline the need for determining the usefulness of routine H pylori screening, as well as optimal timing of H pylori eradication, in patients with high-risk coronary artery disease on more potent antithrombotic medication for optimized cardiovascular prevention.