Serum High-Sensitive C-reactive Protein May Reflect Periodontitis in Patients With Stroke

Conclusion: Periodontitis is a common finding among patients with acute stroke/TIA as over 80% of patients with cryptogenic stroke/TIA had periodontitis. S-hsCRP is a useful tool for detecting subclinical systemic inflammation.

Source: In Vivo - August 30, 2020 Category: Research Authors: TUOMINEN, H., TAINA, M., PURANEN, M., ONATSU, J., HUUMONEN, S., VANNINEN, R. Tags: Clinical Studies Source Type: research