Chronic periodontitis in hemodialysis patients with chronic kidney disease is associated with elevated serum C-reactive protein concentration and greater intima-media thickness of the carotid artery - Concepedia

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Chronic periodontitis in hemodialysis patients with chronic kidney disease is associated with elevated serum C-reactive protein concentration and greater intima-media thickness of the carotid artery

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2006

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Edward Franek, Rafael Blaschyk, Aureliusz Kolonko, Lidia Mazur-Psonka, Halina Łangowska-Adamczyk, F Kokot, Andrzej Więcek

Journal of Nephrology

Abstract

Inflammation of the periodontal tissue in patients with CKD is associated with increased serum CRP concentration and greater IMT. It is possible that periodontitis may induce a systemic process that may exacerbate atherosclerosis.