The Research COOP's Weekly Research Update: Cardiology

The Research COOP's Weekly Research Update: Cardiology

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Periodontal Therapy Slows Carotid Wall Thickening

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Robin Young
Aug 26, 2025
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Cardiac surgeons spend their days opening chests, bypassing clogged coronaries, and repairing valves. Gum disease doesn’t exactly make the daily surgical checklist. But a new randomized trial in the European Heart Journal may change how you think about your patients’ teeth—and their arteries.

The study, led by Marco Orlandi and colleagues, asked a decept…

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