Cardiovascular risk assessment in periodontitis patients and controls using the European Systematic COronary Risk Evaluation (SCORE) model. A pilot study.

Cardiovascular risk assessment in periodontitis patients and controls using the European Systematic COronary Risk Evaluation (SCORE) model. A pilot study.

Aim: To investigate the use of the European SCORE model in a dental setting by exploring the frequency of a ‘high’ and ‘very high’ 10-year CVD mortality risk in patients with and without periodontitis. The secondary aim was to investigate the association of SCORE with various periodontitis parameter...

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Main Authors: Madeline X. F. Kosho, Alexander R. E. Verhelst, Wijnand J. Teeuw, Victor E. A. Gerdes, Bruno G. Loos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
periodontitis
periodontal disease
cardiovascular diseases
SCORE (systemic coronary risk evaluation)
risk assessment
mortality
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2022.1072215/full

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