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EditorDavid @ Slashdot · today 16:34 EDT

Could Heart Attacks Be Triggered By Infections?

Finland's second-largest university has announced new research suggesting that heart attacks could be an infectious disease.



[T]he research found that, in coronary artery disease, atherosclerotic plaques containing cholesterol may harbor a gelatinous, asymptomatic biofilm formed by bacteria over years or even decades. Dormant bacteria within the biofilm remain shielded from both the patient's immune system and antibiotics because they cannot penetrate the biofilm matrix.

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