Wednesday, April 24, 2013

New Predictor of Heart Risk Identified: Better Than Blood Pressure, Cholesterol, and Smoking

"Gut Reaction" May Predict Cardiovascular Risk by Steven Reinberg.  U.S. News.  April 24, 2013.

The compound is TMAO which is generated by the bacteria in our gut.  An approach that modulates "intestinal microbe metabolism to decrease TMAO could be therapeutic."  However more research is needed to determine if TMAO is just a marker or an actual mediator and therefore a promising target.

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