Gut Microbiota Signature in Heart Failure Defined From Profiling of 2 Independent Cohorts

Metabolic and inflammatory disturbances may play a role in the development and progression of chronic heart failure (HF), but the mechanisms are not completely understood. The potential role of the gut microbiota in HF remains elusive, and only small studies with diverse methods and results have bee...

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Published inJournal of the American College of Cardiology Vol. 71; no. 10; pp. 1184 - 1186
Main Authors Kummen, Martin, Mayerhofer, Cristiane C.K., Vestad, Beate, Broch, Kaspar, Awoyemi, Ayodeji, Storm-Larsen, Christopher, Ueland, Thor, Yndestad, Arne, Hov, Johannes R., Trøseid, Marius
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 13.03.2018
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Body mass index
Cardiology
Digestive system
Eubacterium hallii
Heart diseases
Heart failure
Hypertension
Intestinal microflora
Microbiota
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Summary:Metabolic and inflammatory disturbances may play a role in the development and progression of chronic heart failure (HF), but the mechanisms are not completely understood. The potential role of the gut microbiota in HF remains elusive, and only small studies with diverse methods and results have been reported so far (1-3).
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ISSN:0735-1097
1558-3597
DOI:10.1016/j.jacc.2017.12.057