Alcohol consumption and cardiovascular disease: A Mendelian randomization study
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Peer-reviewed
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Mason, amy
Abstract
Background: The causal role of alcohol consumption for cardiovascular disease remains unclear. We used Mendelian randomization (MR) to predict the effect of alcohol consumption on eight cardiovascular diseases.
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alcohol drinking, cardiovascular diseases, coronary artery disease, odds ratio, peripheral artery disease, stroke, Alcohol Drinking, Cardiovascular Diseases, Female, Genome-Wide Association Study, Humans, Male, Mendelian Randomization Analysis, Middle Aged, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
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Circulation: Cardiovascular Genetics
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1942-325X
2574-8300
2574-8300
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13
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Wolters Kluwer Health
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Wellcome Trust (204623/Z/16/Z)
European Commission and European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) FP7 Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) (116074)
Medical Research Council (MC_UU_00002/7)
European Commission and European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) FP7 Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) (116074)
Medical Research Council (MC_UU_00002/7)
The study was supported by research grants from the Swedish Research
Council (Vetenskapsrådet; Grant number 2019-00977), the Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare (Forte; Grant number 2018-00123), and the Swedish HeartLung Foundation (Hjärt-Lungfonden; Grant number 20190247). SB is supported by a Sir Henry
Dale Fellowship jointly funded by the Wellcome Trust and the Royal Society (Grant number 204623/Z/16/Z).