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Is periodontitis a risk factor for ischaemic stroke, coronary artery disease and subclinical atherosclerosis? A Mendelian randomization study

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Observational studies have reported an association between periodontitis and cardiovascular disease but whether this association is causal is uncertain. We therefore used Mendelian randomization to test whether periodontitis is causally associated with stroke, coronary artery di...

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Autores principales: Bell, Steven, Gibson, Joel T., Harshfield, Eric L., Markus, Hugh S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7660116/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33038664
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2020.09.029