Periodontitis is associated to increased systemic inflammation in postmyocardial infarction patients

Objective Periodontitis has been independently associated to cardiovascular disease. However, the biological mechanisms underlying such association are still partially unknown. Thus, this study aimed to discover immunological clues accounting for the increased risk of myocardial infarction (MI) in p...

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Main Authors: Ronaldo Lira-Junior, Elisabeth Almer Boström, Anders Gustafsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2021-12-01
Series:Open Heart
Online Access:https://openheart.bmj.com/content/8/2/e001674.full