Effects of oral flora on platelets: Possible consequences in cardiovascular disease

Journal of Periodontology

Volumn 67, Issue 10 SUPPL., 1996, Pages 1138-1142

  Herzberg, Mark C ^a   Meyer, Maurice W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Department of Oral Science ^*

Author keywords

Coronary thrombosis etiology; Myocardial infarction etiology; Platelet aggregation; Streptococcus sanguis

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; CELL CULTURE; CHILD; CORONARY ARTERY THROMBOSIS; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART DISEASE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUTH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIODONTITIS; PHYSIOLOGY; RABBIT; SEPTIC SHOCK; STREPTOCOCCUS SANGUINIS; THROMBOCYTE; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION; THROMBOSIS;

ANIMALS; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGY; BLOOD PLATELETS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CELLS, CULTURED; CHILD; CORONARY THROMBOSIS; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR COAGULATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FIBRIN; HEART DISEASES; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MOUTH; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PERIODONTITIS; PLATELET AGGREGATION; RABBITS; SHOCK, SEPTIC; STREPTOCOCCUS SANGUIS; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0030255563     PISSN: 00223492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1902/jop.1996.67.10s.1138     Document Type: Article

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