| News From Transplant Week of May 12, 2002 / Vol. 3 No. 19 |
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Study: Cardiac Transplant Patients Have High Incidence of Periodontal Disease |
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Cardiac transplant patients appear to have a significantly higher incidence of periodontal disease than patients with no history of heart disease, according to data presented at the 24th World Congress of Cardiology in Sydney, Australia. Researchers from the University of Louisville, the University of Washington and Papworth Medical Center in London in their study tracked periodontal records of 82 cardiac transplant patients and 962 patients with no history of heart disease. The study concluded that 77 percent of the transplant patients had periodontitis, compared with only 13 percent of the healthy patients, the researchers said."This study adds
one more piece of significant evidence that, along with high cholesterol
and blood pressure, periodontal disease should be seen as a risk
factor for cardiovascular disease," said Dr. Jan Lessem,
chief medical officer of OraPharma, Inc.said.
Other sources: OrPharma |
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