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Why is it important?
About half of the cases which suffer coronary artery events have no known cardiovascular risk factors. This fact proposes some ignoring and unknown risks that need further attention.
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Although far from the heart, it seems that oral bacteria play a prominent role in atherosclerotic plaque development. Possibly keeping the oral hygiene in a healthy state could reduce the growing rate of cardiovascular hospitalization and mortality.
Iman Razeghian-Jahromi
Cardiovascular Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
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This page is a summary of: A Proteomic Analysis of the Virulence Factors of Three Common Bacterial Species Involved in Periodontitis and Consequent Possible Atherosclerosis: A Narrative Review, Current Protein and Peptide Science, September 2018, Bentham Science Publishers,
DOI: 10.2174/1389203719666180625111449.
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