Where did you hear that?
I can understand infection developing when a portion of the heart muscle dies; but that would be a result, not a precipitating factor in most cases. Was there a paper published on this somewhere?
I didn't hear anything. I did several years of research on this. There are tons of papers on this. Go to google.com and punch in "infection" and "heart attacks". It is the second leading cause of death in children in the Philippines. 60% of all diabetics that suffered heart attacks had seen their dentists just two to three weeks prior to the infarction. Absolutely NO patient with an auto-immune disorder should have their teeth probed or cleaned without first taking antibiotics one hour before the dental visit. Warnings are all over the place. Causes bacterial endocarditis.