Genetic susceptibility, elevated blood pressure and risk of atrial fibrillation: a Mendelian randomization study

<br><strong>Background: <br></strong>Whether elevated blood pressure (BP) is a modifiable risk factor for atrial fibrillation (AF) is not established. We tested (1) whether the association between BP and risk of AF is causal, (2) whether it varies according to individual&...

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Main Authors: Nazarzadeh Larzjan, M, Pinho-Gomes, A-C, Bidel, Z, Canoy, D, Dehghan, A, Smith Byrne, K, A Bennett, D, Davey Smith, G, Rahimi, K
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2021