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Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and cardiovascular diseases: A Mendelian randomization study.
Metabolism: clinical and experimental - 1 Aug 2022
Peng Hexiang, Wang Siyue, Wang Mengying, Ye Ying, Xue Enci, Chen Xi, Wang Xueheng, Fan Meng, Gao Wenjing, Qin Xueying, Wu Yiqun, Chen Dafang, Li Jin, Hu Yonghua, Wang Li, Wu Tao
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BACKGROUND: Evidence suggests that nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is associated with cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). However, the results are inconsistent, and the causality remains to be established. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to investigate the potential causal relationship between NAFLD and CVDs, including arterial stiffness, coronary artery disease, heart failure, stroke, ischemic stroke and its subtypes...
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