Heart valve disease, resulting from infective endocarditis (IE), can stem from bacterial infections. Risks involve congenital ...

Gum disease, a widespread condition, is increasingly linked to heart disease, according to Harvard Health studies. Bacteria ...

BEFORE the antibiotic era subacute bacterial endocarditis was almost invariably a fatal complication in congenital and acquired heart disease.1 2 3 The offending organism was Streptococcus viridans ...

How oral health may be linked to heart and brain health In recent years, research has suggested a connection between oral bacteria and Alzheimer's disease, raising concerns for those with poor ...

Different types of heart disease can affect children and teens, such as congenital heart defects, atherosclerosis, arrhythmias, heart murmurs, and more.

These changes could as well have been due to the inevitable course of rheumatic heart disease in general as to any specific effect of the bacterial endocarditis.

Research in humans has yielded conflicting results. One study found that eating coconut fat with a meal increased blood sugar ...

The humble orange peel, routinely tossed into garbage bins across America, is emerging as an unexpected champion in the ...

A woman in her 50s died from a rare complication of the bacterial STI this spring, the latest in a recent spike of similar ...

Your oral health can offer a glimpse into your heart’s condition. Taking good care of your teeth and gums isn’t just for a ...

Today, a new ESC Clinical Consensus Statement published in the European Heart Journal discusses the key role of vaccination in preventing cardiovascular events following various viral and bacterial ...