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Assessing the causal association between obstructive sleep apnea and the risk of atrial fibrillation.
Medicine - 30 Jan 2026
Wei Guo-Cui, Zhao Qian, Chen Qian-Lan, Xiao Qing, Zhou Guang-Peng, Wang Yan-Ping, Xiong Xuan
Abstract excerpt
Atrial fibrillation (AF) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are associated, however the majority of the research to date has been observational in nature and is unable to definitively prove a causative relationship. Using Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis and meta-analysis, this study attempts to assess the causal link between AF and OSA in more detail. Six genome-wide association studies (GWAS) datasets were...
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