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Estimating the Population Benefits of Blood Pressure Lowering: A Wide-Angled Mendelian Randomization Study in UK Biobank.
Journal of the American Heart Association - 7 Sept 2021
Higgins Hannah, Mason Amy M, Larsson Susanna C, Gill Dipender, Langenberg Claudia, Burgess Stephen
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Background The causal relevance of elevated blood pressure for several cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) is uncertain, as is the population impact of blood pressure lowering. This study systematically assesses evidence of causality for various CVDs in a 2-sample Mendelian randomization framework, and estimates the potential reduction in the prevalence of these diseases attributable to long-term population shifts in...
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