Causal associations between COVID-19 and Atrial Fibrillation: A bidirectional Mendelian randomization study

Observational studies showed that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) attacks universally and its most menacing progression uniquely endangers the elderly with cardiovascular disease (CVD). The causal association between COVID-19 infection or its severity and susceptibility of atrial fibrillation (AF) remains unknown.

Source: Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Diseases : NMCD - November 20, 2021 Category: Nutrition Authors: Xiaoyu Zhang, Biyan Wang, Tao Geng, Di Liu, Qiuyue Tian, Xiaoni Meng, Qiaoyun Zhang, Mengyang Jiang, Yiqiang Zhang, Manshu Song, Wei Wang, Youxin Wang, Baoguo Wang Source Type: research