Article
Association between Periodontitis, Genetic Polymorphisms and Presence of Coronary Artery Disease in Southern Brazil.
Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia - 1 Feb 2020
Rocha Luiz Otavio, Rocha Eduarda, Succi Guilherme de Menezes, Brito Junior Rui Barbosa de
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Periodontitis and coronary artery disease (CAD) share an inflammatory etiology; there is a recent concern regarding the investigation of an association between these two conditions. Current theories indicate that cytokines and proteins have an important role in this process. C-reactiv...
Topics
- Age Factors
- Aged
- Alleles
- Brazil
- C-Reactive Protein
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Female
- Humans
- Interleukin-6
- Logistic Models
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Periodontitis
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Risk Factors
- Sex Factors