History of Periodontitis Diagnosis and Edentulism as Predictors of Cardiovascular Disease, Stroke, and Mortality in Postmenopausal Women

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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Main Authors: Michael J. LaMonte, Robert J. Genco, Kathleen M. Hovey, Robert B. Wallace, Jo L. Freudenheim, Dominique S. Michaud, Xiaodan Mai, Lesley F. Tinker, Christian R. Salazar, Christopher A. Andrews, Wenjun Li, Charles B. Eaton, Lisa W. Martin, Jean Wactawski‐Wende
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-04-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
cardiovascular disease
epidemiology
mortality
periodontal disease
women's health
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.116.004518

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