Is Our Microbiome a Predictor of Cardiac Risk

Description

The purpose of this study is to determine a relationship between a person's flora/bacteria in their gut (the intestinal microbiome) and their risk of cardiovascular disease. Investigators will look at inflammatory markers in the blood and also look at the genome of the bacteria in the gut.

Conditions

Coronary Artery Disease

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Study overview

The purpose of this study is to determine a relationship between a person's flora/bacteria in their gut (the intestinal microbiome) and their risk of cardiovascular disease. Investigators will look at inflammatory markers in the blood and also look at the genome of the bacteria in the gut.

Is Our Microbiome a Predictor of Cardiac Risk?

Is Our Microbiome a Predictor of Cardiac Risk

Condition
Coronary Artery Disease
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Rochester

Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

For general information about clinical research, read Learn About Studies.

Eligibility Criteria

  • 1. Patients currently on long-term antibiotics who cannot stop them for at least 2 weeks prior to providing a stool sample.
  • 2. Patients on chronic laxatives who cannot stop for at least 2 weeks prior to stool collection.
  • 3. Patients on probiotics and cannot stop for 2 weeks prior to giving a stool sample (yogurt is ok).
  • 4. Patients who are unable to provide a stool sample to Mayo Clinic within 24 hours of collection utilizing Fed Ex overnight mail (i.e. people overseas who are unable to provide a sample before leaving the USA.)

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Mayo Clinic,

Amir Lerman, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Mayo Clinic

Study Record Dates

2025-09