Relationship between carotid artery calcification detected in dental panoramic images and hypertension and myocardial infarction

Iranian Journal of Radiology : a Quarterly Journal Published by the Iranian Radiological Society
Mahkameh MoshfeghiHoora Hadian

Abstract

Carotid artery calcification may be related to cerebrovascular accident, which may result in death or physical and mental disabilities in survivors. Our purpose is to study the association of carotid artery calcification (CAC) on dental panoramic radiographs and two risk factors of cerebrovascular accident (CVA) including hypertension and myocardial infarction (MI). Panoramic images of 200 patients that were all women above 50 years of age (a population suffering from vascular diseases) were investigated. All panoramic images were provided under similar conditions in terms of the type of panoramic radiograph equipment, type of applied films and the automatic film processor. Then, the patients answered questions about MI history and taking antihypertensive drugs. We also measured the blood pressure of patients in two separate surveys. Data analysis was performed by SPSS statistical program. We used Exact Fisher test and Chi-Square test at a significant level of less than 0.05 to study the effect of these variables on the occurrence of carotid artery calcification. Among 200 studied samples, 22 of the patients (11%) had carotid artery calcification on the dental panoramic radiograph. In total, 52 patients (26%) had hypertension a...Continue Reading

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Feb 9, 2018·Diseases·Ibrahim Nasseh, Georges Aoun
Nov 18, 2016·Iranian Journal of Radiology : a Quarterly Journal Published by the Iranian Radiological Society·Sima NikneshanHoora Hadian

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