Associations of Antibodies Targeting Periodontal Pathogens With Subclinical Coronary, Carotid, and Peripheral Arterial Atherosclerosis in Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Jon T GilesJesper ReinholdtFelipe AndradeMaximilian Ferdinand KonigPublished in: Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) (2021)
Immunoreactivity against Aa and/or its major virulence factor LtxA was associated with atherosclerosis in multiple vascular beds of RA patients and amplified the effect of swollen joints on coronary atherosclerosis, suggesting a role for treatment/prevention of periodontal disease in the prevention of CVD in RA.
Keyphrases
- rheumatoid arthritis
- cardiovascular disease
- coronary artery
- coronary artery disease
- end stage renal disease
- disease activity
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- pseudomonas aeruginosa
- antimicrobial resistance
- escherichia coli
- ankylosing spondylitis
- staphylococcus aureus
- aortic stenosis
- interstitial lung disease
- prognostic factors
- heart failure
- type diabetes
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- biofilm formation
- drug delivery
- left ventricular
- cystic fibrosis
- combination therapy
- candida albicans