Concepedia

Periodontitis: A Future Risk of Acute Coronary Syndrome? A Follow‐Up Study Over 3 Years

Stefan Renvert, Ola Ohlsson, Thomas Pettersson, G. Rutger Persson

Journal of Periodontology · 2010 · 58 citations · 51 references

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Abstract

The results of this study indicate that recurrent ACS events are predicted by serum WBC counts, serum creatinine levels, and a diagnosis of periodontitis. Significantly higher counts of putative pathogens are found in subjects with ACS, but these counts do not predict future ACS events.

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