Open AccessAssociation of pentraxin and high-sensitive C-reactive protein as inflammatory biomarkers in patients with chronic periodontitis and peripheral arterial disease
Author(s) -
Ramanarayana Boyapati,
Srikanth Chinthalapani,
Arpita Ramisetti,
Shyam Sunder Salavadhi,
Radhika Ramachandran
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of indian society of periodontology (print)/journal of indian society of periodontology (online)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.309
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 0975-1580
pISSN - 0972-124X
DOI - 10.4103/jisp.jisp_290_17
Subject(s) - medicine , c reactive protein , periodontitis , peripheral , chronic periodontitis , clinical attachment loss , gastroenterology , inflammation , acute phase protein
Inflammation is a common feature of both peripheral artery disease (PAD) and periodontal disease.