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Carotid and popliteal artery intima–media thickness in patients with poor oral hygiene and the association with acute-phase reactants

PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to evaluate whether poor oral hygiene is associated with carotid and popliteal arterial intima–media thickness, which is one of the predictors of future progression of sub-clinical atherosclerosis, and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) and fibrinogen leve...

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Autores principales: Uyar, Ihsan Sami, Besir Akpinar, Mehmet, Sahin, Veysel, Abacilar, Feyzi, Yurtman, Volkan, Fevzi Okur, Faik, Filiz Yasa, Elif
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Clinics Cardive Publishing 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3821089/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23982836
http://dx.doi.org/10.5830/CVJA-2013-051