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This study found no causal link between impaired lung function, including forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) and forced vital capacity (FVC), and the risk of atrial fibrillation (AF). Inflammation may be a shared pathway requiring further investigation.

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atrial fibrillation (AF)bidirectional Mendelian randomizationforced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1)forced vital capacity (FVC)the ratio of FEV1 over FVC (FEV1/FVC)

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Area of Science:

  • Cardiovascular Genetics
  • Pulmonary Medicine
  • Epidemiology

Background:

  • Observational studies suggest a link between reduced lung function (FEV1, FVC, FEV1/FVC) and increased atrial fibrillation (AF) risk.
  • Potential confounding factors and reverse causality necessitate rigorous investigation of this association.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the causal relationship between lung function parameters and atrial fibrillation (AF) risk using Mendelian randomization.
  • To explore potential bidirectional causality and genetic correlation between lung function and AF.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized univariable (uvMR) and multivariable (mvMR) Mendelian randomization analyses, including inverse variance weighted (IVW), MR-Egger, and weighted median methods.
  • Employed MR-PRESSO and MR-Egger regression for pleiotropy assessment and Linkage Disequilibrium Score (LDSC) regression for genetic correlation.
  • Validated findings using FinnGen cohort data.

Main Results:

  • No consistent evidence of a causal effect of lung function on AF risk was found in uvMR analyses.
  • While MR-Egger suggested a potential association for FEV1/FVC, this disappeared after adjusting for other lung function parameters in mvMR.
  • Multivariable MR analyses did not reveal independent causal effects of FEV1 or FVC on AF risk.

Conclusions:

  • This study found no substantial causal relationship or genetic correlation between lung function and atrial fibrillation.
  • Inflammation may represent a shared underlying pathway linking lung function and AF, meriting further research.