Cardiac Risk Factors for Stroke: A Comprehensive Mendelian Randomization Study.

Simon FrerichRainer MalikMarios K Georgakis Moritz F Sinner Steven J Kittner Braxton D Mitchell Martin Dichgans

Published in: Stroke (2021)

Available genetic data do not support substantial effects of cardiac traits on the risk of stroke beyond known clinical risk factors. Our findings highlight the need to carefully control for confounding and other potential biases in studies examining candidate cardiac risk factors for stroke.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
risk factors
left ventricular
genome wide
electronic health record
dna methylation
machine learning
big data
artificial intelligence
brain injury
subarachnoid hemorrhage
data analysis