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Diabetes and aortic dissection: unraveling the role of 3-hydroxybutyrate through mendelian randomization.
Cardiovascular diabetology - 7 May 2024
Qiu Shi, Liu Zhen, Jiang Wei-Dong, Sun Jin-Hui, Liu Zeng-Qiang, Sun Xiao-Di, Wang Chun-Ting, Liu Wen
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BACKGROUND: In observational and experimental studies, diabetes has been reported as a protective factor for aortic dissection. 3-Hydroxybutyrate, a key constituent of ketone bodies, has been found to favor improvements in cardiovascular disease. However, whether the protective effect of diabetes on aortic dissection is mediated by 3-hydroxybutyrate is unclear. We aimed to investigate the causal effects of...
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