Causal Pathways from Blood Pressure to Larger QRS Amplitudes: a Mendelian Randomization Study

Abstract Abnormal QRS duration and amplitudes on the electrocardiogram are indicative of cardiac pathology and are associated with adverse outcomes. The causal nature of these associations remains uncertain and could be due to QRS abnormalities being a symptom of cardiac damage rather than a factor...

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Main Authors: M. Yldau Van Der Ende, Tom Hendriks, Dirk J. Van Veldhuisen, Harold Snieder, Niek Verweij, Pim Van Der Harst
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-24002-0