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ArticleFrontiers in cardiovascular medicine2025

Genetically predicted ankylosing spondylitis increases the risk of heart failure: a Mendelian randomization study.

Chennan Liu, Laicheng Wang, Mei Lin, Jing You, Xuan Zheng, Ailing Wang, Yunchai Lin, Feng Peng, Dan Hu

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Article in Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Chennan Liu *Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
Laicheng Wang *Department of Cardiology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China.
Mei LinDepartment of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
Jing YouDepartment of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
Xuan ZhengDepartment of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
Ailing WangDepartment of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
Yunchai LinDepartment of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
Feng PengDepartment of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
Dan HuDepartment of Pathology, Clinical Oncology School of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.

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Abstract

Background: Observational studies have indicated a potential association between ankylosing spondylitis and elevated cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. However, it remains uncertain whether this association reflects a causal association. Therefore, we conducted this Mendelian randomization to investigate the causal relationship between ankylosing spondylitis and CVD. Methods: We performed a two-sample Mendelian randomization analysis to establish a causal relationship between ankylosing spondylitis and the risk of six prevalent CVDs: hypertension, heart failure, atrial fibrillation, coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction, and peripheral artery disease. Furthermore, multivariate Mendelian randomization was employed to determine the influence of confounding factors. Results: Genetically predicted ankylosing spondylitis increased the risk of heart failure according to the Mendelian randomization analysis (OR = 1.02; 95% CI = 1.00-1.04; Conclusion: Genetically predicted ankylosing spondylitis increased the risk of heart failure, and the causality may partly be mediated by increased arterial stiffness.

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ankylosing spondylitiscardiovascular diseaseheart failureMendelian randomizationthe causal link

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PMCPMC12321883

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