Dubai, United Arab Emirates – A team of researchers from Finland and Britain has found that heart attacks caused by decreased blood flow to the heart may be caused by a bacterial infection in the arteries.
This contradicts prevailing medical theories regarding the causes of heart attacks.
According to the study, researchers found that atherosclerotic plaques are fatty deposits that form inside large and medium arteries.
It consists of fat, cholesterol, and calcium. It may also contain a sticky bacterial gelatinous layer that forms over years or perhaps decades.
The research team from the Finnish Universities of Tampere and Oulu and the Finnish Institute of Health found interesting results. The British University of Oxford confirms that dormant bacteria are not reached by the body’s immune system or antibiotics.
Because they are isolated within this sticky layer.
Researchers explain that the occurrence of a viral infection or any external delay may lead to activation of the gelatinous layer. This may cause the spread of bacteria.
Which causes a clot that leads to a heart attack caused by a lack of blood flow to the heart.
The researchers reached these results after drawing samples from people who died due to sudden heart attacks.
As well as patients with atherosclerosis who are undergoing treatment to dilate the carotid arteries in the neck. Also, it affects peripheral arteries in the extremities such as the legs and feet.
