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Associations of Lipid-Lowering Drugs With Blood Pressure and Fasting Glucose: A Mendelian Randomization Study.
Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) - 1 Apr 2025
Song Beiping, Sun Lulu, Qin Xiaoli, Fei Jiawen, Yu Quan, Chang Xinyue, He Yu, Liu Yi, Shi Mengyao, Guo Daoxia, Shen Ouxi, Zhu Zhengbao
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BACKGROUND: Observational studies have linked LDL-C (low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol)-lowering drugs with lower blood pressure (BP) and higher fasting glucose, but the causality remains unclear. We conducted a drug target Mendelian randomization study to assess the causal associations of genetically proxied inhibition of HMGCR (3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase), PCSK9 (proprotein convertase...
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