Human cytomegalovirus and risk of incident cardiovascular disease in UK Biobank.

Elizabeth Mova HamiltonNaomi E AllenAlexander J MentzerThomas J Littlejohns

Published in: The Journal of infectious diseases (2021)

We found no significant association between HCMV seropositivity and risk of CVD, IHD or stroke. Further research within understudied populations, such as those of non-white ethnicity, and other CVD subtypes is warranted.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular disease
endothelial cells
atrial fibrillation
induced pluripotent stem cells
epstein barr virus
type diabetes
pluripotent stem cells
cardiovascular risk factors
cardiovascular events
coronary artery disease