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Causal Effect of Obstructive Sleep Apnea on Atrial Fibrillation: A Mendelian Randomization Study.
Journal of the American Heart Association - 7 Dec 2021
Chen Weiqi, Cai Xueli, Yan Hongyi, Pan Yuesong
Abstract excerpt
Background Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has shown to be associated with an increased risk of atrial fibrillation in observational studies. Whether this association reflect causal effect is still unclear. The aim of this study was to evaluate the causal effect of OSA on atrial fibrillation. Methods and Results We used a 2-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) method to evaluate the causal effect of OSA on atrial...
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