Abstract

TEJERINA LOBO, J.Mª; CUESTA FRECHOSO, S.; MENENDEZ COLLAR, M.  and  SICILIA FELECHOSA, A.. Are there relation between cardiovascular disease and periodontitis?. Avances en Periodoncia [online]. 2003, vol.15, n.3, pp.113-119. ISSN 2340-3209.

The infectious theory to explain atherosclerosis has allowed researchers to advance quickly on the knowledge about pathogenia of cardiovascular disease. Even more, the concept of coronary disease as an inflammatory disease has developed new pathways for investigating the ischaemic cardiac.  Recent investigations suggest that the use of inflammatory markers may help for early detecting patients who present high risk of cardiovascular strokes appearance.  Also, epidemiological essays have revealed that periodontitis is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease to develop. Periodontitis is a source of bacterias or their wastes, and provoke a hyperinflammatory response on the hostage, liberating cytokines for long periods.  Due to chronicity of both cardiovascular and periodontal disease, they may have some similar ethilogycal ways.

Keywords : Cardiovascular disease [ethiology]; periodontitis; inflammation; infection.

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