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Causal relationship between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and heart failure: A Mendelian randomization study.
Heart & lung : the journal of critical care - 1 Jan 2000
Jiang Rui, Sun Chang, Yang Ying, Sun Qi, Bai Xiuping
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Causal association between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and heart failure (HF) has been controversial. This study used Mendelian Randomization (MR) analysis to clarify the potential causal connection between these two conditions. OBJECTIVES: The purpose of the study was to investigate the causal relationship between COPD and HF based on the hypothesis that the genetic predisposition to...
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