SERUM ANTI-PHOSPHORYLCHOLINE AND ANTI-CARDIOLIPIN CONCENTRATIONS FOLLOWING PERIODONTAL SCALING AND ROOT PLANING

Atherosclerosis is an insidious disease with serious morbidity and mortality including ischemic heart disease, stroke, and myocardial infarction. This condition is progressive and can start early in life eventually leading to large plaques and arterial occlusion. Two key components of this process a...

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Main Author: Chaston, Reve W
Format: Others
Published: VCU Scholars Compass 2006
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Online Access:http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/834
http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1833&context=etd