Periodontal disease and risk of atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Abstract

Abstract Background We conducted a study to evaluate the risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) and atrial flutter (AFL) in periodontal disease (PD) patients. Methods Cohort studies that evaluate the risk of AF or AFL in PD patients were included. The risk was expressed in the pooled odd ratio (OR) with 95% confidence interval (CI). Results A total of four cohort studies were included. We found that patients with PD have a significantly higher risk of AF/AFL compared to those without PD with the pooled OR of 1.33 (95% CI 1.29–1.38; p = 0.357, I2 = 3.0%). Conclusions PD increases the risk of AF and AFL.

Keywords

• atrial fibrillation
• atrial flutter
• cardiovascular disease
• periodontal disease