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This study employs a bidirectional two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) approach to assess the causal linkage between IDA and IS and its subtypes.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Identifiable single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with significant links to either IDA or IS and its subtypes were employed as instrumental variables (IVs). The relationship between IDA and any IS, small vessel stroke (SVS), cardioembolic stroke (CES), and large artery stroke (LAS), was quantified using the inverse variance weighted (IVW) method. Complementary analyses utilizing MR-Egger and weighted median methods further supplemented the IVW findings. Moreover, the leave-one-out analysis, MR-Egger intercept test, MR-PRESSO global test, and Cochrane\u2019s Q test were conducted for sensitivity analyses.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>This study revealed no correlation between IDA and any IS (IVW method: OR [95% CI]\u2009=\u20090.977 [0.863\u20131.106]; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.716), LAS (OR [95% CI]\u2009=\u20091.158 [0.771\u20131.740]; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.479), CES (OR [95% CI]\u2009=\u20091.065 [0.882\u20131.285]; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.512), or SVS (OR [95% CI]\u2009=\u20091.138 [0.865\u20131.498]; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.357). Conducting a reverse MR analysis, it was determined that there is no causal connection between any IS, LAS, CES, SVS, and IDA (all <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;gt;\u20090.05). Sensitivity analysis indicated that heterogeneity was not significant and no evidence of horizontal pleiotropy was detected.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>This MR study suggested no causal effect of IDA on IS, LAS, CES, and SVS. 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