Review
Open access
Aug 2026
The gut-heart axis: a review of the mechanisms and therapeutic prospects of gut microbiota and their metabolites in cardiovascular disease
The gut microbiota, a vital virtual organ, communicates bidirectionally with the host cardiovascular system via its intricate metabolic network, forming the gut-heart axis. This review systematically clarifies the causal relationship between gut dysbiosis and the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases CVD), moving bey...
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