Increasing Evidence for an Association Between Periodontitis and Cardiovascular Disease

Affiliations

¹ From Green Lane Cardiovascular Service, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand (R.S.); The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia (M.W.); and The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Australia (M.W.). rstewart@adhb.govt.nz.
² From Green Lane Cardiovascular Service, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand (R.S.); The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia (M.W.); and The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Australia (M.W.).

Editorial

Ralph Stewart et al. Circulation. 2016.

. 2016 Feb 9;133(6):549-51.

doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.115.020869. Epub 2016 Jan 13.

¹ From Green Lane Cardiovascular Service, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand (R.S.); The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia (M.W.); and The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Australia (M.W.). rstewart@adhb.govt.nz.
² From Green Lane Cardiovascular Service, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand (R.S.); The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia (M.W.); and The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Australia (M.W.).

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Keywords: Editorials; cardiovascular diseases; periodontitis; risk factors; tooth.

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Periodontitis Increases the Risk of a First Myocardial Infarction: A Report From the PAROKRANK Study.
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