Journal
JOURNAL OF PERIODONTAL RESEARCH
Volume 54, Issue 4, Pages 339-348Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/jre.12634
Keywords
diabetes mellitus; echocardiography; left ventricular dysfunction; periodontitis
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- Hong Kong Research Grants Council [768411, 17155216]
- Modern Dental Laboratory/HKU Endowment Fund
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Background and Objective Subjects with diabetes and periodontitis are at high risk of cardiovascular events, while the subclinical alterations of cardiac function in this cohort remain unclear. This cross-sectional study investigated the association of periodontitis with left ventricle (LV) structural and functional abnormalities in subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Material and Methods A total of 115 subjects with T2DM were divided into Control group (n = 32) with no or mild periodontitis, and the rest with moderate to severe chronic periodontitis (CP) were further categorized into CP-1 (n = 41) and CP-2 (n = 42) based on disease severity. Echocardiography was performed to precisely assess (a) LV hypertrophy by LV mass index (LVMi); (b) LV diastolic function by tissue Doppler imaging index E/e' ratio; and (c) LV systolic function by speckle tracking derived global longitudinal strain (GLS). Results Overall, a linear trend in LVMi, E/e', and GLS existed among the Control, CP-1, and CP-2 groups, respectively (P < 0.05). After adjustments of multiple confounders, CP-2 subjects showed significantly higher E/e' (log scale, 2.22 +/- 0.05 vs 2.07 +/- 0.06, P < 0.01) and GLS (-17.42 +/- 0.46% vs -18.95 +/- 0.54%, P < 0.05) than the Controls. Multivariate analysis revealed that sites% with probing depth >= 4 mm and sites% with clinical attachment loss >= 5 mm were independent indicators for E/e' (beta = 0.005 and beta = 0.002, P < 0.01) and GLS (beta = 0.03 and beta = 0.02, P < 0.05) , respectively. Moreover, the number of missing teeth was significantly associated with LVMi (beta = 0.01, P < 0.01). Conclusion This study provides the first evidence that severe periodontitis is significantly associated with the exacerbation of LV diastolic and systolic dysfunction in subjects with T2DM.
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