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Lipid-lowering and antihypertensive drugs on aortic disease risk: insights from Mendelian randomization analysis and real-world pharmacovigilance data.
European heart journal. Cardiovascular pharmacotherapy - 13 Mar 2025
Nie Han, Zhao Wenpeng, Wang Qingqing, Zhou Weimin
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OBJECTIVE: To assess the impact of lipid-lowering drugs (LLDs) and antihypertensive drugs on the risk of aortic diseases. METHODS: Mendelian randomization was utilized to analyse data from 500 000 participants in the UK Biobank to evaluate the effects of statins, PCSK9 inhibitors (PCSK9i), β-blockers, and calcium channel blockers on the risks of thoracic aortic aneurysm, abdominal aortic aneurysm, and aortic...
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