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ArticleJournal of Indian Society of Periodontology

Mapping the link between cardiac biomarkers and chronic periodontitis: A clinico-biochemical study.

Ramanarayana Boyapati, Vijaya Vudathaneni, Swetha Bharathi Nadella, Radhika Ramachandran, Ravindranath Dhulipalla, Chaitanya Adurty

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Article in Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Ramanarayana BoyapatiDepartment of Periodontics, Sibar Institute of Dental Sciences, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Vijaya VudathaneniDepartment of Internal Medicine, North Central Bronx Hospital, Bronx, New York, USA.
Swetha Bharathi NadellaDepartment of Internal Medicine, James J Peter VA Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA.
Radhika RamachandranDepartment of Periodontics, Mamata Dental College, Khammam, Telangana, India.
Ravindranath DhulipallaDepartment of Periodontics, Sibar Institute of Dental Sciences, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Chaitanya AdurtyDepartment of Periodontics, Sibar Institute of Dental Sciences, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India.
James J. Peters VA Medical Center · USMamata Medical College · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundVarious risk factors are coupled with atherosclerotic complications, such as myocardial infarction and stroke. Periodontitis is considered one of them. AIMS AND

objectivesThe objective of the study is to compare and correlate the occurrences of periodontitis with serum levels of cardiac-biomarkers in patients with coronary heart-disorders. MATERIALS AND

methodsOf 70 individuals diagnosed with coronary artery diseases, 32 patients with chronic periodontitis constituted the test group, 31 without chronic periodontitis constituted the control group. Cardiac-biomarkers analyzed were Troponin T, Troponin I, Myoglobin; low density lipoprotein (LDL), high-density lipoprotein, very LDL (VLDL), total cholesterol (TC), and highly sensitive C-reactive protein (Hs-CRP). Periodontal characteristics were drawn from the plaque index (PI) and gingival index, probing depth (PD), clinical attachment loss, and periodontal inflammatory surface area (PISA). STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: In order to separate any association between cardiac biomarkers and clinical parameters of periodontitis, detailed statistical analysis through independent

resultsStatistically significant differences were seen not only in PI, PD, and PISA between both the groups (

conclusionThe study reveals, a strong association between periodontitis and diseases of cardiovascular nature, highlighting the need for awareness and timely medical interventions to prevent periodontitis from scaling up and interfering with the risk of cardiovascular problems.

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Cardiac biomarkerschronic periodontitiscoronary artery diseaselipid profiletroponin and myoglobin

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