Associations Between Genetically Predicted Iron Status and Cardiovascular Disease Risk: A Mendelian Randomization Study.
Alexa BaradAndrew G ClarkEva K PressmanKimberly O O'BrienPublished in: Journal of the American Heart Association (2024)
Higher iron status was associated with a greater risk of cardioembolic ischemic stroke independent of CVD risk factors, and this effect was partly mediated by diastolic blood pressure. These findings support a role of iron status as a modifiable risk factor for cardioembolic ischemic stroke.