Estimation of high sensitivity C-reactive protein in patients with periodontal disease and without coronary artery disease

• Main Authors: V Anitha (Author), Sushma Nair (Author), V Shivakumar (Author), M Shanmugam (Author), B Meena Priya (Author), P Rajesh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: HsCRP (Highly sensitive C reactive protein) is a global indicator for future vascular events in adults detected in blood stream 48 hours before the cardiovascular event. Periodontal disease may increase blood levels of inflammatory markers like IL-6, CRP and HsCRP. Hence the aim of the p...