Association of Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth With Heart Failure and Its Prediction for Short‐Term Outcomes

• Published in: Journal of the American Heart Association Vol. 10; no. 7; p. e015292
• Main Authors: Song, Yu, Liu, Yuan, Qi, Baozhen, Cui, Xiaotong, Dong, Xinyue, Wang, Yanyan, Han, Xueting, Li, Fuhai, Shen, Dongli, Zhang, Xian, Hu, Kai, Chen, Shiyao, Zhou, Jingmin, Ge, Junbo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England John Wiley and Sons Inc 06.04.2021; Wiley
• Subjects: gut microbiota; heart failure; Original Research; outcome; small intestinal bacterial overgrowth; heart failure; small intestinal bacterial overgrowth; gut microbiota; outcome

Background Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) is a common pathological condition of intestinal microbiota. The prevalence of SIBO and its prognostic value in patients with heart failure (HF) are unknown. Methods and Results A total of 287 patients tested for SIBO using lactulose hydrogen-m...