Periodontal therapy and cardiovascular risk

androgen deprivation therapy and cardiovascular risk

Comparison of periodontal parameters among cardiovascular patients and healthy controls

Background: This study was performed to evaluate periodontal status in patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) and assessment of periodontal diseases prevalence in these patients. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, data on 100 patients were collected with mean age of 51 ± 11 years. The case group included of 50 patients with confirmed CVD who referred to Ali-ibn ...

Testosterone therapy and cardiovascular risk.

Endogenous testosterone levels are inversely associated with cardiovascular risk in older men and men with cardiovascular disease. Current data on cardiovascular outcomes of testosterone therapy include only observational studies and adverse event monitoring in short-term trials that were not designed to measure cardiovascular outcomes. These studies have yielded conflicting results, and some h...

Relationship Between Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Periodontal Disease: Current Knowledge

Cardiovascular and periodontal diseases

Associate Professor of Cardiac Surgery at the Campinas State University Medical School. E-mail: [email protected] Cardiovascular diseases, especially those associated with atherosclerosis, are still one of the main causes of death worldwide. There are well-established risk factors for cardiovascular diseases, one of them being elevated levels of serum lipids combined with infections such as odonto...