Role of Toxoplasma gondii as a risk factor for heart disease and its relationship to some physiological criteria

Abstract

The study aimed to find out the effect of infection with Toxoplasma gondii as a risk factor for heart disease (tachycardia) with the effect of infection on lipid levels in the blood serum, in the period from October 2021 until February 2022. 200 blood samples were taken from patients who visited the outpatient clinics of cardiologists and Samarra General Hospital. The samples were divided into three groups, the first were those with heart disease and Toxoplasma, the second were those with heart disease only, and the third was the control group. The separated serum was kept at a temperature of (-20) until use. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to detect toxoplasmosis. Lipid profile levels were measured using the Spectophotomertric method.
The results of the study showed a significant increase at a significant level (P < 0.05) in the levels of cholesterol, triglycerides and HDL. In the group infected with Toxoplasma compared to the control group. On the other hand, it was found that there were no significant differences in cholesterol and triglyceride levels between the group infected with Toxoplasma and the group with heart disease only, and there were no significant differences in LDL levels in the three study levels.