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The role of cortisol in ischemic heart disease, ischemic stroke, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease risk factors: a bi-directional Mendelian randomization study

BACKGROUND: Cortisol, a steroid hormone frequently used as a biomarker of stress, is associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). To clarify whether cortisol causes these outcomes, we assessed the role of cortisol in ischemic heart disease (IHD), ischemic stroke,...

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Autores principales: Kwok, Man Ki, Kawachi, Ichiro, Rehkopf, David, Schooling, Catherine Mary
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7694946/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33243239
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12916-020-01831-3