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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
Volume 137, Issue 3, Pages 304-306Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.05.057
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Acute coronary syndrome; Periodontal disease; Antibody level; Composite periodontal risk score
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- Ministry of Education, Science, and Culture in Japan [C17590751]
- Japan Arteriosclerosis Prevention Fund, Tokyo, Japan
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We performed periodontal examination and measured serum antibody levels against Prevotella intermedia in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Composite periodontal risk scores were significantly higher in the ACS group than in the coronary artery disease ( CAD) group. Serum antibody levels were higher in the ACS group than in the CAD group and those were significantly correlated with the composite periodontal risk scores. These results provided important information about the status of P. intermedia infection in patients with ACS. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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