Mendelian randomization: concepts and scope

RC Richmond, GD Smith - Cold Spring …, 2022 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
Mendelian randomization (MR) is a method of studying the causal effects of modifiable
exposures (ie, potential risk factors) on health, social, and economic outcomes using genetic …

2019 ESC/EAS Guidelines for the management of dyslipidaemias: lipid modification to reduce cardiovascular risk The Task Force for the management of …

F Mach, C Baigent, AL Catapano… - European heart …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
version of the Guidelines, which is freely available via the ESC and EAS websites and
hosted on their journals' websites (EHJ and Atherosclerosis Journal). The National Cardiac …

Statin toxicity: mechanistic insights and clinical implications

NC Ward, GF Watts, RH Eckel - Circulation research, 2019 - Am Heart Assoc
There is now overwhelming evidence to support lowering LDL-c (low-density lipoprotein
cholesterol) to reduce cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Statins are a class of drugs …

Statin safety and associated adverse events: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association

CB Newman, D Preiss, JA Tobert… - … , and vascular biology, 2019 - Am Heart Assoc
One in 4 Americans> 40 years of age takes a statin to reduce the risk of myocardial
infarction, ischemic stroke, and other complications of atherosclerotic disease. The most …

Mendelian randomization accounting for correlated and uncorrelated pleiotropic effects using genome-wide summary statistics

J Morrison, N Knoblauch, JH Marcus, M Stephens… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Mendelian randomization (MR) is a valuable tool for detecting causal effects by using
genetic variant associations. Opportunities to apply MR are growing rapidly with the …

The MR-Base platform supports systematic causal inference across the human phenome

G Hemani, J Zheng, B Elsworth, KH Wade… - elife, 2018 - elifesciences.org
Results from genome-wide association studies (GWAS) can be used to infer causal
relationships between phenotypes, using a strategy known as 2-sample Mendelian …

Recent developments in Mendelian randomization studies

J Zheng, D Baird, MC Borges, J Bowden… - Current epidemiology …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Mendelian randomization (MR) is a strategy for evaluating
causality in observational epidemiological studies. MR exploits the fact that genotypes are …

[PDF][PDF] 2016 European Guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice

MF Piepoli, AW Hoes, S Agewall… - Polish Heart …, 2016 - journals.viamedica.pl
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. 840 2.4. 1. Wywiad rodzinny/(epi) genetyka............ 840 2.4. 1.1. Wywiad …

Side effects of statins: from pathophysiology and epidemiology to diagnostic and therapeutic implications

M Ruscica, N Ferri, M Banach, CR Sirtori… - Cardiovascular …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Treatment with statins, inhibitors of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A
reductase, has proven beneficial preventive effects on cardiovascular events. However …

Mendelian randomization as an approach to assess causality using observational data

P Sekula, M Fabiola Del Greco, C Pattaro… - Journal of the …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Mendelian randomization refers to an analytic approach to assess the causality of an
observed association between a modifiable exposure or risk factor and a clinically relevant …