Journal:
:journal of cardio-thoracic medicine
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alireza rostami cardiac surgeon, cardiac surgery department, amir-almomenin hospital, faculty of medicine, arak university of medical sciences, arak, iran
mehrzad sharifi cardiologist, cardiac surgery department, amir-almomenin hospital, faculty of medicine, arak university of medical sciences, arak, iran
masoumeh kalantari general physician, arak university of medical sciences, arak, iran
yazdan ghandi pediatric heart specialist, amirkabir hospital, arak university of medical sciences, arak, iran
atherosclerosis is the most common cause of myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke. various risk factors have been identified for atherosclerosis. recently, bacterial and viral organisms, which are involved in chronic inflammatory processes, have been also implicated in atherosclerosis development. individuals with a prior history of periodontal diseases and/or tooth loss are considered to be...