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Associations among serum trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) levels, kidney function and infarcted coronary artery number in patients undergoing cardiovascular surgery: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) is a metabolite of phosphatidylcholine generated by gut microbiota and liver enzymes, and has recently been recognized as contributing to atherosclerosis. Elevated serum TMAO levels have been shown to increase the risk of cardiovascular disease (sudden death...

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Autores principales: Mafune, Aki, Iwamoto, Takeo, Tsutsumi, Yusuke, Nakashima, Akio, Yamamoto, Izumi, Yokoyama, Keitaro, Yokoo, Takashi, Urashima, Mitsuyoshi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Japan 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5050242/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26676906
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10157-015-1207-y