Does Periodontitis Increase the Risk for Future Cardiovascular Events? Long-Term Follow-Up of the PAROKRANK Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aim

The study 'Periodontitis and Its Relation to Coronary Artery Disease' (PAROKRANK) reported an association between periodontitis (PD) and the first myocardial infarction (MI). This follow-up study aims to test the hypothesis that those with PD-compared to periodontally healthy individuals-are at increased risk for cardiovascular (CV) events and death.

Methods

A total of 1587 participants (age <75 years; females 19%) had a dental examination including panoramic radiographs between 2010 and 2014. PD was categorized as healthy (≥80% alveolar bone height), mild/moderate (79%-66%) or severe (<66%). A composite CV event (first of all-cause death, non-fatal MI or stroke and hospitalization following to heart failure) was investigated during a mean follow-up period

SUBMITTER: Norhammar A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11671167 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature