Dysbiosis of Gut Microbiota With Reduced Trimethylamine-N-Oxide Level in Patients With Large-Artery Atherosclerotic Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack [Stroke]

Conclusions Participants with asymptomatic atherosclerosis did not exhibit an obvious change in gut microbiota and blood TMAO levels; however, stroke and transient ischemic attack patients showed significant dysbiosis of the gut microbiota, and their blood TMAO levels were decreased.

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Source: JAHA:Journal of the American Heart Association - November 23, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Yin, J., Liao, S.-X., He, Y., Wang, S., Xia, G.-H., Liu, F.-T., Zhu, J.-J., You, C., Chen, Q., Zhou, L., Pan, S.-Y., Zhou, H.-W. Tags: Stroke Source Type: research