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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/mvea on 2025-08-29 07:00:02+00:00.

Original Title: Myocardial infarction may be an infectious disease: study demonstrated presence of DNA from several oral bacteria inside atherosclerotic plaques. The body’s immune system responded to these bacteria, triggering inflammation which ruptured the cholesterol-laden plaque.