Status:
UNKNOWN
PERIODONTAL HEALTH IN PATIENTS ACUTELY ADMITTED FOR MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION: A CASE CONTROL STUDY
Lead Sponsor:
University of Aberdeen
Conditions:
Myocardial Infarction, Acute
Periodontitis
Eligibility:
All Genders
20-90 years
Brief Summary
Heart attack remains a major cause of death in adult population worldwide and especially within Scotland. A large portion of the general population has an increased risk of suffering from a heart atta...
Detailed Description
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a multifactorial condition leading to most cases of myocardial infarction and results from interaction of genetic, lifestyle and environmental factors. However, as man...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- cases: Patients aged 20-90 admitted with acute myocardial infarction
- controls: Dental patients, aged 20-90, matched to patients in the case study group for age, gender (±7) and risk factors for coronary artery disease (hypertension, obesity, diabetes, smoking, hypercholesterolaemia) but with no history of myocardial infarction)
Exclusion
- Severe co-morbidities, Inability to consent, pregnant participants will be excluded, participants with other systemic inflammatory diseases, patients taking antimicrobials or antibiotics in last three years, patients taking medications, such as cyclosporine, calcium channel blockers, phenytoin, immunocompromised patients, patients with malignancies, patinets with type-2 or type-3 hypersensitivities
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 16 2018
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 31 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
320 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04719026
Start Date
February 16 2018
End Date
December 31 2022
Last Update
January 22 2021
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Dr Karolin Hijazi
Aberdeen, United Kingdom, AB25 2ZR