Stanley Hazen, MD, PhD, Cleveland Clinic (IMAGE)

Cleveland Clinic

Stanley Hazen, MD, PhD, Cleveland Clinic

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Cleveland Clinic researchers have discovered a connection between elevated blood levels of TMAO — a byproduct of gut bacteria digestion of nutrients found in red meat and other animal products — and a higher risk of abdominal aortic aneurysms.  

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