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Editorial
. 2018 Oct 12;123(9):1015-1016.
doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.118.313813.

The Microbiome and Endothelial Function

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Editorial

The Microbiome and Endothelial Function

Jhansi L Leslie et al. Circ Res. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Editorials; endothelium; humans; microbiota; trimethylamine.

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Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest.

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Figure 1.
The gut microbiome (bottom) can serve as a fulcrum in the ongoing battle of vascular injury and repair that determines overall endothelial health.

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