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Severity of periodontal disease correlates to inflammatory systemic status and independently predicts the presence and angiographic extent of stable coronary artery disease.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18205762     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: Periodontal disease (PD) has been recognized as a risk factor for systemic diseases, but its involvement in the pathogenesis of coronary artery disease (CAD) remains debated. OBJECTIVES: We sought to evaluate the potential relations between severity of the PD, inflammatory response and angiographic lesions extent in patients with stable CAD. DESIGN: A total of 131 subjects referred to our centre for coronary angiography were evaluated for presence and extension of CAD, then divided into two groups, one with presence of lesions (cases, n = 85) and other one with absence of lesions (controls, n = 46). Mean periodontal pocket depth (PPkD), high sensitivity C reactive protein (hs-CRP), serum amyloid A protein (SAA) and fibrinogen levels were measured in all patients. RESULTS: Cases and controls did not differ according to their baseline characteristics and prevalence of traditional cardiovascular risk factors. PPkD was greater in patients with CAD than in controls (2.24 +/- 1.28 mm vs 1.50 +/- 0.93 mm, P < 0.001 by Student's t-test). Systemic inflammatory response was more pronounced in cases than in controls, with higher values of hs-CRP, SAA and fibrinogen. Furthermore, PPkD values correlated with hs-CRP (r = 0.80, P < 0.001), SAA (r = 0.71, P < 0.001), fibrinogen levels (r = 0.72, P < 0.001) and the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association angiographic score (r = 0.68, P < 0.001) in cases. Multivariate analysis indicated a persistent independent correlation between PPkD and angiographic score after adjustment for inflammatory markers levels. CONCLUSION: In the present study, PD lesions predicted presence of CAD stenosis in patients with cardiovascular risk factors. PD severity was correlated to angiographic extent of coronary lesions, independent of systemic inflammatory status. Those results suggest that these patients might benefit from an intensive periodontal therapy to prevent CAD progression.
Authors:
N Amabile; G Susini; I Pettenati-Soubayroux; L Bonello; J-M Gil; S Arques; J J Bonfil; F Paganelli
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2008-01-16
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of internal medicine     Volume:  263     ISSN:  1365-2796     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Intern. Med.     Publication Date:  2008 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-05-15     Completed Date:  2008-06-05     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8904841     Medline TA:  J Intern Med     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  644-52     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, University of Marseille, Hôpital Nord, Marseille, France. nicolas.amabile@mail.ap-hm.fr
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Artery Disease / etiology*,  radiography
Female
Humans
Inflammation Mediators / blood
Male
Middle Aged
Periodontal Pocket / pathology
Periodontitis / blood,  complications*,  pathology
Risk Factors
Severity of Illness Index
Smoking / adverse effects
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Inflammation Mediators

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