Japanese Researchers: New Evidence for Link Between Gum Disease, Heart ProblemsPeriodontal disease is likely to be a risk factor for atrial fibrillation, according to a recent study from researchers at Japan’s Hiroshima University, published Oct. 31. The study underlines the link between oral health and heart health.
The study, published in the American College of Cardiology’s journal Clinical Electrophysiology, detailed a small group of patients with atrial fibrillation who were scheduled for cardiac surgery. The researchers found that patients with periodontitis symptoms were much more likely to have atrial fibrosis, the condition associated with atrial fibrillation.
A potential cause of the connection, the report said, is long-standing, low-level inflammation. That inflammation leads to the spillover of inflammatory mediators from periodontal tissues, which, in turn, aggravates atrial fibrillation....
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