Research Article

Identification of Periopathogens in Atheromatous Plaques Obtained from Carotid and Coronary Arteries

Table 2

Presence of periopathogens in subgingival and atheromatous plaque of carotid arteries.

PeriopathogensSubgingival plaqueAtheromatous plaque% agreementKappa value
NoYes

Porphyromonas gingivalis (P.g.)No14073.30.480.002
Yes88

Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans (A.a.)No19070.00.220.054
Yes92

Tannerella forsythia (T.f.)No6086.70.67<0.001
Yes420

Treponema denticola (T.d.)No20076.70.360.010
Yes73

Prevotella intermedia (P.i.)No7043.30.140.131
Yes176