C-reactive Protein as Predict of Increased Carotid Intima Media Thickness in Patients with Chronic Periodontitis

BACKGROUND: C-reactive protein (CRP) - a prototypic marker of inflammation has been shown to be elevated in chronic periodontitis (CP) and also been shown to predict cardiovascular events. Increased carotid intima media thickness (CIMT) has been recently recognized as surrogate marker for atheroscle...

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Autores principales: Tapashetti, Roopali P, Guvva, Sowjanya, Patil, Sudhir R, Sharma, Sumit, Pushpalatha, H M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dentmedpub Research and Printing Co 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4148573/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25214732

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