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Novel concept of a heart-gut axis. In patients with HF, microcirculatory disturbances result in gut epithelial dysfunction. HF is also associated with gut microbiota dysbiosis and possibly aberrant production of gut microbe-derived metabolites. The imbalance in microbe-derived metabolites together with gut epithelial dysfunction could contribute to cardiac dysfunction, inflammation, malnutrition, and other morbidities in HF patients.
HF = heart failure.
