Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans serotypes associate with periodontal and coronary artery disease status.

Milla PietiäinenK A Elisa KopraJuha VuorenkoskiAino Salminen Susanna PajuPäivi MäntyläKåre BuhlinJohn M Liljestrand Markku S Nieminen Juha Sinisalo Kati Hyvärinen Pirkko J Pussinen

Published in: Journal of clinical periodontology (2018)

Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans serotypes "b" and "c" associate with both periodontal and CAD status. Detectable serotypes associate with the quantity and the serology of the bacterium emphasizing both local and systemic effect of the A. actinomycetemcomitans serotypes.

Keyphrases

coronary artery disease
percutaneous coronary intervention
cardiovascular events
heart failure
cardiovascular disease
type diabetes
acute coronary syndrome
atrial fibrillation
aortic stenosis