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The bidirectional association between frailty index and cardiovascular disease: A Mendelian randomization study.
Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases : NMCD - 1 Mar 2024
Xu Qingyun, Jia Yiming, Wang Yinan, Yang Pinni, Sun Lulu, Liu Yi, Chang Xinyue, He Yu, Guo Daoxia, Shi Mengyao, Zhang Yonghong, Zhu Zhengbao
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BACKGROUND AND AIM: Observational studies have suggested a relationship between frailty and cardiovascular disease (CVD), but the causality is still uncertain. We used bidirectional Mendelian randomization (MR) design to investigate the potential causal associations between frailty and four main CVDs, including hypertension, myocardial infarction (MI), heart failure (HF), and atrial fibrillation (AF). METHODS AND...
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