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ReviewBiomolecules2026

Gut-Heart Axis in HFpEF: The Emerging Role of Microbiome-Driven Inflammation and Endothelial Dysfunction.

Sheeza Nawaz, Tadahisa Sugiura, Ismaila Yusuf, Abdullah Sultany

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Review in Biomolecules, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. The Gut-Heart Axis: A Microbiome-Centered Perspective on Heart Failure.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Sheeza NawazDepartment of Medicine, Robert Packer Hospital Guthrie, Pennsylvania, PA 18840, USA.
Tadahisa SugiuraDepartment of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY 10467, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4698-9814
Ismaila YusufDepartment of Medicine, Robert Packer Hospital Guthrie, Pennsylvania, PA 18840, USA.
Abdullah SultanyDepartment of Medicine, Robert Packer Hospital Guthrie, Pennsylvania, PA 18840, USA.ORCID 0009-0005-4146-7787

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) represents the predominant form of heart failure, affecting over 50% of all heart failure patients with increasing prevalence in aging populations. Despite significant advances in cardiovascular medicine, HFpEF remains a complex clinical syndrome with poorly understood pathophysiology and limited treatment options. While most studies have traditionally focused on the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) and other related mechanisms, emerging evidence has unveiled a critical bidirectional relationship between dysregulation of gut microbiota and HFpEF development. This phenomenon, mediated through microbiome-driven inflammation and endothelial dysfunction, introduces a novel concept and potential emerging conceptual framework in understanding HFpEF. This comprehensive review explores this novel gut-heart axis by synthesizing the latest evidence from original studies and clinical trials. We discuss novel mechanisms involving bacterial metabolites, including short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO), bile acids, and amino acid derivatives. We also examine how gut dysbiosis may contribute to systemic inflammation through lipopolysaccharide translocation, NLRP3 inflammasome activation, and endothelial dysfunction. Furthermore, clinical trials investigating microbiome-targeted interventions, including probiotics, fecal microbiota transplantation, metabolite supplementation, and precision medicine approaches, are critically evaluated for their therapeutic potential. This review provides a framework for hypothesis generation and future research directions about therapeutic strategies targeting the gut-heart axis in HFpEF management.

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Endothelium, VascularGastrointestinal MicrobiomeHeart FailureInflammationAnimalsDysbiosisFatty Acids, VolatileHumansStroke VolumeFatty Acids, Volatileendothelial dysfunctiongut microbiotaheart failure with preserved ejection fractionmicrobiome-driven inflammationprecision medicineshort-chain fatty acidsTMAO

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PMID41897337
PMCPMC13024053

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