Cardiometabolic & kidney

Association Between Clonal Hematopoiesis and Cardiometabolic Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

JACC CardioOncolPublished Systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

Authors' conclusion

CH is associated with cardiometabolic outcomes and may exhibit heterogeneity across mutations and clinical phenotypes, supporting its role as a somatic genomic marker of cardiometabolic risk.

Study context

Population
Adults in observational studies reporting age-adjusted associations between clonal hematopoiesis (CH) and cardiometabolic outcomes18 studies · >650,000 individuals
Comparison
CH vs no CH
Outcome
Primary outcomes (HRs from random-effects models)
Methodological detailsrandom-effects models, Risk of bias assessed with the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale
  • Random-effects models
  • Risk of bias assessed with the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale

Pooled result

As reported in the abstract

CH vs No CHHazard ratio (95% CI)
MI
1.14(1.00–1.29)
Stroke
1.12(1.03–1.23)
CV mortality
1.20(1.07–1.36)
T2DM
1.20(1.02–1.41)

Further pooled results

Driver gene analyses

HR (95% CI)
TET2 mutationsStroke1.41 (1.03–1.93)
ASXL1 mutationsCV mortality2.22 (1.37–3.60)

Original publication

Association Between Clonal Hematopoiesis and Cardiometabolic Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. JACC CardioOncol. Published June 2026. doi:10.1016/j.jaccao.2026.04.005

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