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Comment
. 2023 Nov 7;148(19):1509-1510.
doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.123.066622. Epub 2023 Nov 6.

Response by Sipilä and Kivimäki to Letter Regarding Article, "Severe Infection and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: A Multicohort Study"

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Response by Sipilä and Kivimäki to Letter Regarding Article, "Severe Infection and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: A Multicohort Study"

Pyry N Sipilä et al. Circulation. .
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Disclosures The analyses presented in this response were conducted using data from the UK Biobank (https://www.ukbiobank.ac.uk/) via application 60565. Dr Sipilä reports grant support from the Finnish Medical Foundation during the writing of the author response. Dr Kivimäki reports grant support from Wellcome Trust (221854/Z/20/Z), UK Medical Research Council (MRC R024227/1), the US National Institute on Aging (R01AG056477), the Academy of Finland (350426), and the Finnish Foundation for Cardiovascular Research (a86898) during the writing of the author response.

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