Gut Microbiota: Potential for a Unifying Hypothesis for Prevention and Treatment of Hypertension.

Circ Res

From the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine (Y.Q., C.J.P.) and Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics (S.K., E.M.R., M.K.R.), College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville.

Published: May 2017

Despite major advances in pharmacological and device-based therapies, systemic hypertension (HTN) continues to be the major, modifiable risk factor for most cardiovascular disease and a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Treatment resistant HTN (RH) is present in ≈15% to 20% of hypertensive patients, with few treatment options. These facts provide an opportunity to develop novel hypotheses to advance this field.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5590108PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.117.310734DOI Listing

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