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The causality of atrial fibrillation on frailty index: A Mendelian randomization study.
Medicine - 16 Aug 2024
Chen Shoulei, Luo Cheng, Zheng Baoshi
Abstract excerpt
Prior epidemiological research has indicated a possible association between atrial fibrillation (AF) and frailty status. Our study used Mendelian randomization to estimate its causality. The genome-wide association studies for AF were utilized as the exposure for individuals included in the UK Biobank (n = 463,010) and publicly available summary statistics data sets of genome-wide association studies...
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