title: The American Journal of Cardiology and Journal of Periodontology editors' consensus: periodontitis and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  This Editors' Consensus is supported by an educational grant from Colgate-Palmolive, Inc., New York, New York, and is based on a meeting of the authors held in Boston, Massachusetts, on January 9, 2009.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Dr. Friedewald has received honoraria for speaking from Novartis, East Hanover, New Jersey. Dr. Kornman is a full-time employee and shareholder of Interleukin Genetics, Waltham, Massachusetts, which owns patents on genetic biomarkers for chronic inflammatory diseases. Dr. Genco is a consultant to Merck, Whitehouse Station, New Jersey. Dr. Ridker has received research support from AstraZeneca, Wilmington, Delaware; Novartis; Pfizer, New York, New York; Roche, Nutley, New Jersey; Sanofi-Aventis, Bridgewater, New Jersey; and Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, Illinois. Dr. Ridker has received non-financial research support from Amgen, Thousand Oaks, California. Dr. Ridker is a co-inventor on patents held by Brigham and Women's Hospital that relate to the use of inflammatory biomarkers in cardiovascular disease. Dr. Ridker is a research consultant for Schering-Plough, Kenilworth, New Jersey; Sanofi-Aventis; AstraZeneca; Isis, Carlsbad, California; Novartis; and Vascular Biogenics, Tel Aviv, Israel. Dr. Van Dyke is a co-inventor on patents held by Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, that relate to inflammation control, including consulting fees. Dr. Roberts has received honoraria for speaking from Merck, Schering-Plough, AstraZeneca, and Novartis. All other individuals in a position to control content disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
authors: University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, USA. vfriedew@nd.edu
authors: Vincent E
authors: VE
authors: Friedewald
authors: Kenneth S
authors: KS
authors: Kornman
authors: James D
authors: JD
authors: Beck
authors: Robert
authors: R
authors: Genco
authors: Allison
authors: A
authors: Goldfine
authors: Peter
authors: P
authors: Libby
authors: Steven
authors: S
authors: Offenbacher
authors: Paul M
authors: PM
authors: Ridker
authors: Thomas E
authors: TE
authors: Van Dyke
authors: William C
authors: WC
authors: Roberts
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers; D002309:Cardiology; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D010506:Periodicals as Topic; D010517:Periodontics; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers