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Domestic water hardness, genetic susceptibility, and risk of symptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysm: a cohort study of UK biobank.
BMC cardiovascular disorders - 23 Jan 2026
Li Chenshu, Huang Qun, Liu Kailang, Wang Xinggang, Qiu Peng, Wang Ruihua
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OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between domestic water hardness and risk of symptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and explore whether this association was modified by genetic predisposition to AAA. METHODS: Exposures of interest included concentration of calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), calcium carbonate (CaCO3) as well as water hardness. Symptomatic AAA was identified through ICD...
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