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ArticleJournal of the American Heart Association2024

Lipids, Apolipoproteins, Lipid-Lowering Drugs, and the Risk of Cerebral Small Vessel Disease: A Mendelian Randomization Study.

Yi Xie, Shuai Liu, Xinyue Wang, Hao Huang, Minghuan Wang, Wensheng Qu, Zhiyuan Yu, Wei Wang, Xiang Luo

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Article in Journal of the American Heart Association, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors.

Yi XieDepartment of Neurology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan China.
Shuai LiuReproductive Medicine Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medicine College Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan China.
Xinyue WangDepartment of Neurology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan China.
Hao HuangDepartment of Neurology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan China.
Minghuan WangDepartment of Neurology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan China.ORCID 0000-0003-2879-5741
Wensheng QuDepartment of Neurology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan China.ORCID 0000-0002-8518-1159
Zhiyuan YuDepartment of Neurology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan China.
Wei WangDepartment of Neurology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan China.ORCID 0000-0002-9176-5150
Xiang LuoDepartment of Neurology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan China.ORCID 0000-0001-9233-5788

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSerum lipids are causally involved in the occurrence of atherosclerosis, but their roles in cerebral small vessel disease remain unclear. This study aimed to investigate the causal roles of lipid or apolipoprotein traits in cerebral small vessel disease and to determine the effects of lipid-lowering interventions on this disease. METHODS AND

resultsData on genetic instruments of lipids/apolipoproteins, as well as characteristic cerebral small vessel disease manifestations, including small vessel stroke (SVS) and white matter hyperintensity (WMH), were obtained from publicly genome-wide association studies. Through 2-sample Mendelian randomization analyses, it was found that decreased levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (odds ratio [OR], 0.85,

conclusionsThe present Mendelian randomization study indicates that genetically determined hyperlipidemia is closely associated with a higher risk of cerebral small vessel disease, especially SVS. Lipid-lowering drugs could be potentially considered for the therapies and preventions of SVS rather than WMH.

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Cerebral Small Vessel DiseasesGenome-Wide Association StudyHypolipidemic AgentsMendelian Randomization AnalysisApolipoproteinsCholesterol Ester Transfer ProteinsCholesterol, HDLGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansLipidsPolymorphism, Single NucleotideRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTriglyceridesApolipoproteinsCETP protein, humanCholesterol Ester Transfer ProteinsCholesterol, HDLHypolipidemic AgentsLipidsTriglyceridescerebral small vessel diseasemediation analysisMendelian randomizationmicrovascular ischemic diseaseserum lipidssmall vessel strokewhite matter hyperintensity

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PMCPMC11963954

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