Systemic exposure to Porphyromonas gingivalis predicts incident stroke

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 193, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 222-228

  Pussinen, Pirkko J ^a,b   Alfthan, Georg ^c   Jousilahti, Pekka ^a,c   Paju, Susanna ^a,b   Tuomilehto, Jaakko ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d SOUTH OSTROBOTHNIA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Athrosclerosis; Infection; Inflammation; Periodontal diseases; Serology

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; SMOKING; STROKE;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BACTEROIDACEAE INFECTIONS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIODONTITIS; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34248674367     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2006.06.027     Document Type: Article

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