Role of Blood Lipids in the Development of Ischemic Stroke and its Subtypes: A Mendelian Randomization Study

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE—: Statin therapy is associated with a lower risk of ischemic stroke supporting a causal role of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol. However, more evidence is needed to answer the question whether LDL cholesterol plays a causal role in ischemic stroke subtypes. In additi...

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Autores principales: Hindy, George, Engström, Gunnar, Larsson, Susanna C., Traylor, Matthew, Markus, Hugh S., Melander, Olle, Orho-Melander, Marju
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5895121/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29535274
http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.117.019653

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5895121/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29535274
http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.117.019653

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