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Cold Bug Tied to Heart Attack in Younger Men (Reuters)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A common cold bug could cause heart attacks in younger men, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.

The findings add to a growing body of evidence that Chlamydia pneumoniae and perhaps other infections can sometimes damage the heart and arteries, causing heart disease.

Quoted: Christine Arcari and colleagues at the University of Wisconsin Medical School and Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.