Serum antibody levels to Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans predict the risk for coronary heart disease

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 833-838

  Pussinen, Pirkko J ^a,b   Nyyssönen, Kristiina ^c   Alfthan, Georg ^d   Salonen, Riitta ^c   Laukkanen, Jari A ^c,e   Salonen, Jukka T ^c,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^d NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^e Savonlinna Central Hospital   (Finland)

^f Oy Jurilab Ltd   (Finland)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Cardiovascular diseases; Infection; Inflammation; Periodontitis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ADULT; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTERY INTIMA; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY RISK; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIODONTITIS; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEROLOGY; TUNICA MEDIA;

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ACTINOBACILLUS INFECTIONS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; CORONARY DISEASE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIODONTITIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 16244383257     PISSN: 10795642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.ATV.0000157982.69663.59     Document Type: Article

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