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Evaluation of bi-directional causal association between depression and cardiovascular diseases: a Mendelian randomization study.
Psychological medicine - 1 Jul 2022
Li Gloria Hoi-Yee, Cheung Ching-Lung, Chung Albert Kar-Kin, Cheung Bernard Man-Yung, Wong Ian Chi-Kei, Fok Marcella Lei Yee, Au Philip Chun-Ming, Sham Pak-Chung
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BACKGROUND: Depression and cardiovascular disease (CVD) are associated with each other but their relationship remains unclear. We aim to determine whether genetic predisposition to depression are causally linked to CVD [including coronary artery disease (CAD), myocardial infarction (MI), stroke and atrial fibrillation (AF)]. METHODS: Using summary statistics from the largest genome-wide association studies (GWAS)...
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