History of Periodontitis Diagnosis and Edentulism as Predictors of Cardiovascular Disease, Stroke, and Mortality in Postmenopausal Women
BackgroundFew studies have reported associations between periodontitis and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in older women, which is the objective of the present investigation. Methods and ResultsParticipants were 57 001 postmenopausal women ages 55 to 89 years (mean 68 years; >85% 60 and older)...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2017-04-01
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Series: | Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease |
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Online Access: | https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.116.004518 |