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ArticleHeart and vessels2021

Porphyromonas gingivalis and left atrial appendage spontaneous echo contrast in atrial fibrillation ablation candidates.

Shunsuke Miyauchi, Takehito Tokuyama, Tomoaki Shintani, Yukimi Uotani, Shogo Miyamoto, Yoshihiro Ikeuchi, Sho Okamura, Yousaku Okubo, Mutsumi Miyauchi, Yukiko Nakano

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Article in Heart and vessels, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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Shunsuke MiyauchiDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3, Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, Japan.
Takehito TokuyamaDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3, Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, Japan.
Tomoaki ShintaniCenter for Oral Clinical Examination, Hiroshima University Hospital, 1-2-3, Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, Japan.
Yukimi UotaniDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3, Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, Japan.
Shogo MiyamotoDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3, Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, Japan.
Yoshihiro IkeuchiDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3, Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, Japan.
Sho OkamuraDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3, Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, Japan.
Yousaku OkuboDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3, Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, Japan.
Mutsumi MiyauchiDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathobiology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3, Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, Japan.
Yukiko NakanoDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3, Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, Japan. nakanoy@hiroshima-u.ac.jp.
Hiroshima University · JPHiroshima University Hospital · JP

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The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 17K09501
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with a fivefold risk of stroke and thrombotic embolism, which are usually derived from the left atrial appendage (LAA). Spontaneous echo contrast (SEC) is known as a risk factor for thrombosis. Porphyromonas gingivalis (P. gingivalis) has some prothrombotic effects and plays a key role in periodontitis and oral-systemic disease connection. We aimed to clarify the relationship between P. gingivalis and LAA SEC among AF patients. A total of 569 AF ablation candidates were enrolled in the present study. LAA SEC was categorized into nondense SEC and dense SEC based on transesophageal echocardiography. Serum immunoglobulin G antibody titers of P. gingivalis fimA subtypes (types I-IV) were measured with an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The levels of antibody titers were categorized into high (> mean + 3 standard deviation) and low values. A total of 513 (90%) patients were included in the nondense SEC group, and 56 (10%) were included in the dense SEC group. Multivariate regression analysis revealed that the high-value serum antibody titers of P. gingivalis types II and IV were independently associated with dense SEC [type II: adjusted odds ratio (OR) 2.220; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.062-4.643; P = 0.02; and type IV: adjusted OR 3.169; 95% CI 1.058-6.657; P = 0.002]. The results revealed that P. gingivalis types II and IV are related to LAA SEC severity among AF patients who receive appropriate anticoagulation therapy.

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Atrial AppendageAtrial FibrillationCatheter AblationThrombosisEchocardiography, TransesophagealHumansPorphyromonas gingivalisAtrial fibrillationLeft atrial appendagePeriodontitisPorphyromonas gingivalisSpontaneous echo contrast

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