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Causal associations of sleep apnea, snoring with cardiovascular diseases, and the role of body mass index: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study.
European journal of preventive cardiology - 9 May 2023
Wang Jiao, Campos Adrian I, Rentería Miguel E, Xu Lin
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AIMS: Previously, observational studies have identified associations between sleep apnea (SA) and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), whereas whether the associations are causal remain unclear. METHODS AND RESULTS: We used the bi-directional, two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) study to assess the existence and direction of the causal relationship between SA or snoring and CVDs. Multivariable MR (MVMR) was used...
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