Assessment of Serum IgG Titers to Various Periodontal Pathogens Associated with Atrial Fibrillation in Acute Stroke Patients.
J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis
; 31(3): 106301, 2022 Mar.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
There is accumulating evidence that periodontal disease is associated with atrial fibrillation (AF) or stroke, but it is unclear which causative species of periodontal disease are present in stroke patients with AF. We aimed to investigate the associations between AF and specific periodontal pathogens using serum titers of IgG antibodies of bacteria in acute stroke patients. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
Acute stroke patients were registered at two hospitals. Serum samples were evaluated for titers of antibodies against 9 periodontal pathogens (16 genotypes) using ELISAs. We identified AF in patients according to the following criteria (1) a history of sustained or paroxysmal AF or (2) AF detection upon arrival or during admission. We carried out propensity score matching to categorize the patients as those with AF and those without.RESULTS:
Of the 664 acute stroke patients, 123 (18.5%) had AF. After propensity score matching, 234 patients were selected. Patients with AF had a higher prevalence of positive serum titers of antibodies against Porphyromonas gingivalis (FimA type III) and Porphyromonas gingivalis (FimA type V) than those without AF (59.0% vs. 39.3%, p=0.004 and 58.2% vs. 40.2%, p=0.009, respectively).CONCLUSIONS:
Porphyromonas gingivalis, especially FimA type III and type V, might be associated with AF in stroke patients.Palabras clave
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Colección:
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Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Enfermedades Periodontales
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Fibrilación Atrial
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Inmunoglobulina G
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Porphyromonas gingivalis
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Accidente Cerebrovascular
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis
Asunto de la revista:
ANGIOLOGIA
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CEREBRO
Año:
2022
Tipo del documento:
Article