Article
Genetic Liability to Depression and Risk of Coronary Artery Disease, Myocardial Infarction, and Other Cardiovascular Outcomes.
Journal of the American Heart Association - 5 Jan 2021
Lu Yunlong, Wang Zhen, Georgakis Marios K, Lin Hefeng, Zheng Liangrong
Abstract excerpt
Background Observational studies have indicated that depression is associated with coronary artery disease (CAD) and myocardial infarction. Nevertheless, causal associations between depression and cardiovascular diseases remain controversial. Hence, we conducted a Mendelian randomization and mediation analysis to evaluate the associations of depression-related genetic variants with CAD and myocardial infarction....
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