Re: atrial fibrillation/Achalasia/H pylori/Celiac

[Guest guest]

wrote:

> So, my question is I wonder if there is some kind of a electrical or

> neurological connection between the atrial fibrillation (irregular

> hearbeat) and Achalasia???

>

I don't have anything to answer that question with, but I can throw some

fuel on the fire.

Helicobacter pylori and atrial fibrillation: a possible pathogenic link

http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1769015

There are some interesting similarities between the reasoning in this

article about the cause of AF and articles that discuss the possible

causes of A.

Here are some quotes from the article, which if you have fallowed some

of what I have written about achalasia research it will sound familiar.

" This pilot study was proposed after prolonged clinical observations

that a high percentage of patients with AF admitted to our cardiology

department had gastric problems. "

" We soon realised AF and /H pylori/ infection were associated. "

" In addition, we report high concentrations of CRP, which confirm the

presence of systemic inflammation in patients with AF, which leads us to

hypothesise that /H pylori/ infection may be the substrate of this

systemic inflammation manifesting in AF. "

" /H pylori/ is a very strong bacterium, with features that allow it to

cross gastric mucus and to attach to epithelial cells, thereby evading

the immune response. "

" ...antibodies do not eradicate the infection and may contribute to

tissue damage. " (autoimmunity)

The key differences here is H pylori instead of some mystery virus and

it hides by attaching to epithelial cells instead of hiding in nerve

cells. But there are those who have proposed a link between H pylori and

achalasia too.

Apoptosis and autoimmunity as proposed pathogenetic links between

Helicobacter pylori infection and idiopathic achalasia.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15325006

There is some interesting studies related to other topics that have been

discussed lately.

Role of autoimmune gastritis, Helicobacter pylori and celiac disease in

refractory or unexplained iron deficiency anemia.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15921373

H. Pylori, Lymphocytic Gastritis & Colitis

http://jccglutenfree.googlepages.com/h.pylori,lymphocyticgastritis & colitis

(From, The Gluten File. Celiac disease is associated with just about

everything, so it is not surprising that it is associated with H pylori.

But then, if the connection is strong, that may make H pylori associated

with just about everything.)

I find these topics all interesting but I think it is too early in the

research to make a lot out of it.

notan

[Guest guest]

Thanks Notan for all your research! You are and have been amazing for

a long time. I will check out all of this reading material.

Dave

> > So, my question is I wonder if there is some kind of a electrical

or

> > neurological connection between the atrial fibrillation (irregular

> > hearbeat) and Achalasia???

> >

>

> I don't have anything to answer that question with, but I can throw

some

> fuel on the fire.

>

> Helicobacter pylori and atrial fibrillation: a possible pathogenic

link

> http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1769015