Study by Cleveland Clinic, Tufts University Highlights Potential for Using TMAO -- a Digestive By-Product -- to Predict Heart Failure Risk
Cleveland ClinicNew Cleveland Clinic and Tufts University research shows that elevated levels of the gut microbiome trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) pathway led to a higher risk of heart failure independent of other risk factors, according to a study of two large National Institutes of Health cohorts. The study was recently published in the journal Circulation: Heart Failure.