Oral health and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: A review

• Main Authors: Eugenia Gianos (Author), Elizabeth A. Jackson (Author), Astha Tejpal (Author), Karen Aspry (Author), James O'Keefe (Author), Monica Aggarwal (Author), Ankur Jain (Author), Dipti Itchhaporia (Author), Kim Williams (Author), Travis Batts (Author), Kathleen E. Allen (Author), Clark Yarber (Author), Robert J. Ostfeld (Author), Michael Miller (Author), Koushik Reddy (Author), Andrew M. Freeman (Author), Kenneth E. Fleisher (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Periodontal disease (PD) is common in the US and globally. Evidence suggests that poor oral health is associated with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD); however, this relationship has not been a major focus in clinical cardiology. This manuscript will review the growing evidence linking...