Lupus & antiphospholipid syndrome

The potential causal association of systemic lupus erythematosus with congestive heart failure in the East Asian population: A two-sample mendelian randomization study

LupusPublished Two-sample Mendelian randomisation study

Main finding · CHF risk with genetic susceptibility to SLEResult — go to the resultOdds ratio 1.032 95% CI 1.004–1.061

Authors' conclusion

The findings of this MR study suggest that SLE potentially increases the risk of CHF in the East Asian population.

Study context

Population
East Asian population; GWAS datasets for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) (4222 cases, 8431 controls) and congestive heart failure (CHF) (9413 cases, 203,040 controls)
Comparison
Genetic susceptibility to SLE and risk of congestive heart failure
Outcome
Congestive heart failure (CHF)
Methodological detailsEast Asian GWAS datasets, MR sensitivity analyses
  • East Asian GWAS datasets
  • MR sensitivity analyses

Main finding

CHF risk with genetic susceptibility to SLE

Odds ratio

1.032

95% CI 1.004–1.061

P = 0.023

Genetic susceptibility to SLE
OR 1.032 (95% CI 1.004–1.061); P = 0.023

As reported in the abstract

Further findings

CHF after excluding human leukocyte antigen (HLA) regions

OR (95% CI)P value
SLE1.034 (1.007–1.062)P = 0.015

Original publication

The potential causal association of systemic lupus erythematosus with congestive heart failure in the East Asian population: A two-sample mendelian randomization study. Lupus. Published 4 January 2023. doi:10.1177/09612033221149878

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