U.S., Sept. 18 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07824921) titled 'The Role Oral Microbiome in the Development and Progression of Aorta Aneurysm and Carotid Atherosclerosis' on Jan. 09.
Brief Summary: The goal of this observational study is to compare the microbiome (bacterial al community) of the diseased vascular site and the oral cavity with specific attention to chronic inflammatory periodontitis in patients who have aorta aneurysm or carotid stenosis needing surgical treatment. The main question it aims to answer is whether pathogen members of the oral microbial community, that cause periodontal disease, are also present in the diseased vascular site proving its translocation from the oral ca...