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Sex-specific Mendelian randomisation to assess the causality of sex differences in the effects of risk factors and treatment: spotlight on hypertension

Hypertension is a key modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Several observational studies have found a stronger association of blood pressure and cardiovascular disease risk in women compared to men. Since observational studies can be affected by sex-specific residual confounding and re...

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Autores principales: de Ruiter, Sophie C., Schmidt, A. Floriaan, Grobbee, Diederick E., den Ruijter, Hester M., Peters, Sanne A. E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10403357/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37024639
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41371-023-00821-1