Analysis of galectin-3 levels as a source of coronary heart disease risk during periodontitis.
Gaetano IsolaAlessandro PolizziAngela AlibrandiRay C WilliamsAntonino Lo GiudicePublished in: Journal of periodontal research (2021)
The results showed that patients with periodontitis and periodontitis + CHD presented significant higher serum and salivary Galectin-3 levels in comparison with CHD patients and healthy subjects. Periodontitis and ET-1 were the significant predictors of serum and salivary Galectin-3 levels, respectively.