Saffi Marco Aurélio Lumertz, Furtado Mariana Vargas, Polanczyk Carisi Anne, Montenegro Márlon Munhoz, Ribeiro Ingrid Webb Josephson, Kampits Cassio, Haas Alex Nogueira, Rösing Cassiano Kuchenbecker, Rabelo-Silva Eneida Rejane
Marco Aurélio Lumertz Saffi, Mariana Vargas Furtado, Carisi Anne Polanczyk, Cardiovascular Division, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre 90035-003, Brazil.
World J Cardiol. 2015 Jan 26;7(1):26-30. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v7.i1.26.
Inflammation and endothelial dysfunction are linked to the pathogenesis of atherosclerotic disease. Recent studies suggest that periodontal infection and the ensuing increase in the levels of inflammatory markers may be associated with myocardial infarction, peripheral vascular disease and cerebrovascular disease. The present article aimed at reviewing contemporary data on the pathophysiology of vascular endothelium and its association with periodontitis in the scenario of cardiovascular disease.
炎症和内皮功能障碍与动脉粥样硬化性疾病的发病机制相关。近期研究表明,牙周感染以及随之而来的炎症标志物水平升高可能与心肌梗死、外周血管疾病和脑血管疾病有关。本文旨在综述关于血管内皮病理生理学及其在心血管疾病背景下与牙周炎关联的当代数据。