Periodontitis and carotid atheroma: Is there a causal relationship?

International Angiology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 27-29

  Tzorbatzoglou, I D ^a   Sfyroeras, G S ^b   Giannoukas, A D ^b  

^a RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Carotid arteries; Periodontitis

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE;

ARTERY DISEASE; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; ATHEROMA; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; AUTOIMMUNITY; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; PERIODONTITIS; THEORY;

AUTOIMMUNITY; BACTERIA; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CHRONIC DISEASE; CYTOKINES; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; PERIODONTITIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77952484776     PISSN: 03929590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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