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The total and direct effects of systolic and diastolic blood pressure on cardiovascular disease and longevity using Mendelian randomisation.
Scientific reports - 8 Nov 2021
Chan Io Ieong, Kwok Man Ki, Schooling C Mary
Abstract excerpt
The 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) blood pressure (BP) guidelines lowered the hypertension threshold to ≥ 130/80 mmHg, but the role of diastolic BP remains contested. This two-sample mendelian randomisation study used replicated genetic variants predicting systolic and diastolic BP applied to the UK Biobank and large genetic consortia, including of cardiovascular diseases...
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