Tempted to skip the floss? Your heart might thank you if you don’t. A new study from Hiroshima University (HU) finds that the gum disease bacterium Porphyromonas gingivalis (P. gingivalis) can slip into the bloodstream and infiltrate the heart. There, it quietly drives scar tissue buildup — known as fibrosis — distorting the heart’s architecture, interfering with electrical signals, and raising the risk of atrial fibrillation (AFib).
Clinicians have long noticed that people with…
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