Article
Uric acid is associated with increased risk of myocardial infarction: results from NHANES 2009-2018 and bidirectional two-sample Mendelian randomization analysis.
Frontiers in endocrinology - 1 Jan 2024
Deng Ting, Liu Xiaoying
Abstract excerpt
Aim: Although a growing number of studies have shown that elevated uric acid (UA) levels are associated with multiple cardiovascular risk factors and progression of coronary artery disease, the causal relationship between UA and the occurrence of myocardial infarction (MI) remains uncertain. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between UA and the risk of MI. Methods: We screened 23,080...
Topics
- Humans
- Mendelian Randomization Analysis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Uric Acid
- Female
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Nutrition Surveys
- Risk Factors
- Adult
- Aged
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
