Healthy Controls vs CHF Tongues (IMAGE)

European Society of Cardiology

Healthy Controls vs CHF Tongues

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Clinically, there are differences in tongue images, including tongue coating and tongue colour between chronic heart failure (CHF) patients and healthy individuals. Recent reports have suggested alterations in the tongue microbiota, which may play a critical role in diseases. CHF-associated tongue coating microbiome dysbiosis has not yet been clearly defined.

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@European Society of Cardiology 2020

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