section_path: Risk factors/Somatic mutations
section_name: Somatic mutations
paragraph_text: Somatic mutations
  
  As of 2017, evidence suggests that certain leukemia -associated mutations in blood cells may also lead to increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Several large-scale research projects looking at human genetic data have found a robust link between the presence of these mutations, a condition known as clonal hematopoiesis, and cardiovascular disease-related incidents and mortality.