Peer-Reviewed Publication UPPSALA UNIVERSITY IMAGE: TOVE FALL, PROFESSOR IN MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY, AND THE SCILIFELAB, UPPSALA UNIVERSITY, SWEDEN In a major Swedish study, researchers have discovered a link between the levels of certain bacteria living in the gut and coronary atherosclerotic plaques. Such atherosclerotic plaques, which are formed by the...
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More than 40% of adults with no known heart disease had fatty deposits in heart arteries
DALLAS, Sept. 20, 2021 — More than 40% of adults ages 50 to 64 years in Sweden without known heart disease were found to have some degree of atherosclerosis, according to a new study published today in the American Heart Association’s flagship journal Circulation. Atherosclerosis, or the buildup of fatty deposits in blood vessels that supply blood...