The Claim

The addition of oral microbiome data to traditional clinical risk factors (age, LDL-C, smoking) improves the accuracy of predicting major adverse cardiovascular events in middle-aged adults, as evidenced by a 0.15–0.17 increase in AUC and statistically significant net reclassification improvement (NRI = 0.315) and integrated discrimination improvement (IDI = 0.227).

Source: An oral microbiome model for predicting atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease

What the research says

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In plain English

Including oral microbiome data with standard risk factors like age, cholesterol, and smoking status improves the accuracy of predicting heart attacks and other major heart events in middle-aged adults.

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Adding oral microbiome data to traditional clinical risk factors (age, LDL-C, smoking) improves the accuracy of predicting major adverse cardiovascular events in middle-aged adults, as measured by a 0.15–0.17 increase in AUC and statistically significant net reclassification improvement (NRI = 0.315) and integrated discrimination improvement (IDI = 0.227).

Why this might work

Bacteria from an unhealthy mouth enter the bloodstream through tiny cuts in the gums, stick to damaged blood vessel walls, and trigger constant inflammation. This inflammation causes fatty deposits to build up faster in the arteries, makes those deposits more likely to rupture, and leads to heart attacks or strokes.

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What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: An oral microbiome model for predicting atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease

    Scientists found that checking the types of bacteria in people's mouths helps doctors predict heart disease risk better than just using age, cholesterol, and smoking history alone.

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