XXXX and @entity432 : a systematic review and meta-analysis.

@entity1 @entity2521 @entity432 @entity65 @entity4288 @entity2693
INTRODUCTION AND AIMS: @entity1 with @entity2521 have a higher risk of @entity65 , although a causal relationship between these conditions remains unclear. Arterial @entity2693 is considered a marker of @entity4288 and a risk factor for @entity65 . A systematic review of the literature on clinical studies using pulse wave velocity to assess @entity432 in @entity1 with @entity2521 was carried out to answer the following questions: 1) Do @entity1 with @entity2521 have impaired @entity432 compared to non periodontal diseased subjects? 2) Is periodontal treatment effective as a mean to improve @entity432 in @entity1 with @entity2521 ? LITERATURE REVIEW: Literature search was done on different databases up to September 2014. All clinical studies (excluding case reports) using pulse wave velocity in @entity1 with @entity2521 were retrieved for a full-text evaluation. A total of 10 studies were included. @entity1 with @entity2521 have increased @entity432 compared to controls (pulse wave velocity mean difference 0.85 m/s; 95%CI: 0.53-1.16; p<0.00001). The only 2 interventional studies showed contradictory results on the effects of periodontal treatment on pulse wave velocity. CONCLUSION: @entity1 with @entity2521 appears to have higher values of pulse wave velocity compared to controls. The effect of periodontal treatment on @entity432 remains unclear. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
