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Use of Mendelian randomization to evaluate the effect of atrial fibrillation on cardiovascular diseases and cardiac death

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Several observational studies indicated that atrial fibrillation might aggravate other cardiovascular diseases apart from ischaemic stroke. However, it remains to be determined whether these associations reveal independent causation. Using Mendelian… Click to show full abstract

Several observational studies indicated that atrial fibrillation might aggravate other cardiovascular diseases apart from ischaemic stroke. However, it remains to be determined whether these associations reveal independent causation. Using Mendelian randomization (MR), we systematically investigated how genetically predicted atrial fibrillation affected other cardiovascular diseases and cardiac death.

Keywords: mendelian randomization; cardiovascular diseases; cardiac death; diseases cardiac; atrial fibrillation

Journal Title: ESC Heart Failure
Year Published: 2022

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