The Leading Cause Of Cardiovascular Disease

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remain the leading cause of death globally. Over the last century, cardiovascular disease (CVD) has burgeoned from a less impact disease to a leading cause of death and disability. By 2020, CVDs are projected to surpass infectious diseases as the leading cause of mortality. The number of deaths due to CVD is projected to increase to 23.3 million by 2030 [ ]. Blood is normally considered a sterile environment in healthy individuals [Drennan, 1942]. Earlier, it has been reported that blood might contain microbes or their components even in healthy individuals [Nikkari et al., 2001; Li et al., 2012]. After the studies on the human microbiome were initiated in the year 2008, microbes were identified to be a part