Abstract
Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the utility of oral fluids for assessment of coronary and cardiovascular (CV) health. Study Design: Twenty-nine patients with preexisting CV disease underwent an invasive cardiac procedure (alcohol septal ablation or percutaneous coronary intervention) and provided unstimulated whole saliva (UWS), sublingual swabs (LS), gingival swabs (GS) and serum at 0, 8, 16, 24, and 48 hours. Concentrations of 13 relevant biomarkers were determined and correlated with levels in serum and the oral fluids. Results: Concentrations of the majority of biomarkers were higher in UWS than in LS and GS. Coronary and CV disease biomarkers in UWS correlated better with serum than with LS and GS based on group status and measures of time effect. Seven biomarkers demonstrated time effect changes consistent with serum biomarkers, including C-reactive protein and troponin I. Conclusions: Changes in serum biomarker profiles are reflected in oral fluids suggesting that oral fluid biomarkers could aid in the assessment of cardiac ischemia/necrosis.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 207-214 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology |
Volume | 114 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 2012 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health ( P20 RR020145 , U01 DE017793 , and M01-RR02602 ), the University of Kentucky General Clinical Research Core , and in part by Clinical Translational Science Award UL1RR033173 .
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Oral Surgery
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine
- Dentistry (miscellaneous)
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging