Certain bacteria typically found in the mouth and throat may be a trigger for heart attacks, recent research suggests.

Hidden oral bacteria may take refuge in artery walls, forming biofilms that evade detection and could help trigger heart ...

A pioneering study by researchers from Finland and the UK has demonstrated for the first time that myocardial infarction may be an infectious disease. This discovery challenges the conventional ...

New research shows that oral bacteria, especially viridans streptococci, can hide in artery plaques as biofilms, raising ...

A team of scientists in Finland and the UK has revealed that myocardial infarctions (the fancy medical term for heart attacks ...

Scientists from Finland and the UK have uncovered groundbreaking evidence that heart attacks may be triggered by infectious processes rather than just cholesterol and lifestyle factors. Hidden ...

Between 1972 and 1989, the incidence of viridans streptococcal bacteremia at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston increased from one case per 10,000 admissions to 47 cases ...

Many of us pay close attention to our mouth hygiene. We worry about bad breath and try not to let it embarrass us. But here’s ...

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IE is a lethal disease if not treated aggressively with parenteral antibiotics, often in combination with surgery. [1] Despite improvements in general health care, the incidence of the disease has not ...

Bacterial endocarditis was induced in unmodified adult opossums (Didelphis virginiana) by administration of a single intravenous injection of alphahemolytic streptococci. Animals were kept in ...