Heart rhythm disorder traced to bacterium causing gum disease – BioNews Central A new study finds that the gum disease bacterium Porphyromonas gingivalis (P. gingivalis) can enter the bloodstream, infiltrate the heart, and quietly promote scar tissue buildup—known as fibrosis—that distorts the heart’s structure, disrupts electri

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