Bad teeth and myocardial infarction. Biological mechanisms for link.
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Summary
The data indicate that dental diseases may often lead to chronic activation of the immune system, which may render patients more susceptible to atherogenesis, thus increasing the risk of myocardial infarction.
- Type
- letter
- Published
- 1993-05-01
- Cited by
- 1
- References
- 8
- Access
- Open access
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Keywords
Myocardial infarction, Link (geometry), Cardiology, Medicine, Internal medicine
References
- Epidemiology of haematocrit, white cell count, red cell aggregation and fibrinogen: The Glasgow MONICA study
- Dental Disease, Fibrinogen and White Cell Count; Links with Myocardial Infarction?
- Neopterin as a marker for activated cell-mediated immunity: application in HIV infection.
- Increased concentrations of neopterin in carotid atherosclerosis.
- Dental disease and risk of coronary heart disease and mortality.
- Elevated serum neopterin levels in atherosclerosis.
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