Relación entre la presencia de enfermedad periodontal y el infarto agudo al miocardio por medio de la proteína C reactiva ultrasensible: Primera parte

Translated title of the contribution: Relationship between Presence of Periodontal Disease and Acute Myocardial Infarction through High Sensitive C-Reactive Protein: First Part

Juliana Velosa Porras, Laura Rocio Sarmiento Bejarano, David Arango Pérez, Mauricio Villegas Vélez, Catalina Latorre Uriza, Francina Maria Escobar Arregoces

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Abstract

Background: It is necessary to evaluate the relation between periodontal disease (PD) and acute myocardial infarction (AMI) through the levels of highly sensitive Creactive protein (HsCRP), in order to establish the mechanisms of such association. Objective: To determine the possible correlation between PD and AMI, taking as a parameter increasing levels of HsCRP in a Colombian population. Methods: A casecontrol study was conducted. The sample consisted of 82 patients (41 in the case group and 41 in the control group). Data came from calibrated laboratory tests (lipid profile, blood glucose, and HsCRP) and periodontal probing. Inclusion criteria were patients with AMI in the last 72 hours (according to ESC/ACC parameters, 2001) for the case group and patients without AMI (control group), having at least 10 teeth in mouth. Results: All variables analyzed tended to behave as risk factors by raising HsCRP levels (p<0.05). Therefore, patients with higher HsCRP have an increased risk of AMI. Conclusion: HsCRP levels increase in infectious and inflammatory processes, which is associated with PD, HsCRP, and AMI.
Translated title of the contributionRelationship between Presence of Periodontal Disease and Acute Myocardial Infarction through High Sensitive C-Reactive Protein: First Part
Original languageSpanish
Pages (from-to)139-148
Number of pages10
JournalUniversitas Odontologica
Volume34
Issue number73
DOIs
StatePublished - 30 Dec 2015

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