Periodontitis Increases the Risk of a First Myocardial Infarction: A Report From the PAROKRANK StudyShow others and affiliations
2016 (English)In: Circulation, ISSN 0009-7322, E-ISSN 1524-4539, Vol. 133, no 6, p. 576-583Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Background The relationship between periodontitis (PD) and cardiovascular disease is debated. PD is common in patients with cardiovascular disease. It has been postulated that PD could be causally related to the risk for cardiovascular disease, a hypothesis tested in the Periodontitis and Its Relation to Coronary Artery Disease (PAROKRANK) study. Methods and Results Eight hundred five patients (
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2016. Vol. 133, no 6, p. 576-583
Keywords [en]
case-control study, causality, myocardial infarction, risk factors, periodontitis, radiography, panoramic
National Category
Dentistry
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-6374DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.115.020324ISI: 000369504400006PubMedID: 26762521Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-84957843769Local ID: 22830OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mau-6374DiVA, id: diva2:1403316
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