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Insights into Causal Cardiovascular Risk Factors from Mendelian Randomization.
Current cardiology reports - 1 Feb 2023
Schooling C M, Zhao J V
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PURPOSE OF THE REVIEW: This review summarizes major insights into causal risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) by using Mendelian randomization (MR) to obtain unconfounded estimates, contextualized within its strengths and weaknesses. RECENT FINDINGS: MR studies have confirmed the role of major CVD risk factors, including alcohol, smoking, adiposity, blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, lipids, and possibly...
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