Your Own Mouth Bacteria Could Give You a Heart Attack, New Study Suggests

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Scientists at the University of Tampere in Finland have learned that bacteria that are usually present in people's mouth can play a crucial role in the development of a heart attack. Researchers have studied the arterial pancakes collected from more than 200 patients with ischaemic heart disease and have found in them an amazingly high concentration of oral bacteria, says Science Alert. "Conspicions on bacterial effects from ischaemic heart dise…