Does elevated C-reactive protein increase atrial fibrillation risk? A Mendelian randomization of 47,000 individuals from the general population

Sarah C W Marott; Børge G Nordestgaard; Jeppe Zacho; Jens Friberg; Gorm B Jensen; Anne Tybjærg-Hansen; Marianne Benn

doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2010.02.066

Does elevated C-reactive protein increase atrial fibrillation risk? A Mendelian randomization of 47,000 individuals from the general population

Sarah C W Marott, Børge G Nordestgaard, Jeppe Zacho, Jens Friberg, Gorm B Jensen, Anne Tybjærg-Hansen, Marianne Benn

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to test whether the association of C-reactive protein (CRP) with increased risk of atrial fibrillation is a robust and perhaps even causal association.

Original language	English
Journal	Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Volume	56
Issue number	10
Pages (from-to)	789-95
Number of pages	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2010.02.066
Publication status	Published - 31 Aug 2010

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Does elevated C-reactive protein increase atrial fibrillation risk? A Mendelian randomization of 47,000 individuals from the general population. / Marott, Sarah C W; Nordestgaard, Børge G; Zacho, Jeppe et al.
In: Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Vol. 56, No. 10, 31.08.2010, p. 789-95.

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