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‹ Fri · 17 Jul 2026
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The gut-heart axis in heart failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis of gut microbiota and metabolites.

Targeting the gut microbiome through probiotics shows potential as an additional heart failure treatment strategy.

Heart failure remains a major global health challenge. The results support the potential of microbiome-targeted therapies, such as probiotics, as adjunctive strategies in heart failure management.

What the study was

Study design
Systematic review
Population
Cancer/disease patients
Sample size
5825
Category
Prevention
Maturity
Potentially Practice-Changing
Journal
NPJ biofilms and microbiomes

Why it surfaced

Matched topic(s): Cardiovascular-metabolic: GLP-1, SGLT2, cardiometabolic risk. Study design: Systematic review. Score 6/10.

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