Association of asthma with the risk of cardiovascular disease: A Mendelian randomization study
Asthma was a risk factor for hypertension and atrial fibrillation at the genetic level, and CC motif chemokine 4 might play a mediating role in the mechanism by which asthma promoted hypertension. Thus, effective control of asthma may help reduce the risk of some cardiovascular diseases in older adults.
Authors
- Xiufa Peng
- Chunling Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2752-1028)
- Xiao Wu
- Shuang Han
Institutions
- Qingdao University (CN)
- Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University (CN)
- Qingdao Municipal Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Experimental Gerontology
- Published
- 2024-08-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exger.2024.112549
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Asthma and respiratory diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.98