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Association between angiotensin-converting enzyme gene polymorphisms and regression of left ventricular hypertrophy in patients treated with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors.
The American journal of medicine - 1 May 1999
Kohno M, Yokokawa K, Minami M, Kano H, Yasunari K, Hanehira T, Yoshikawa J
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: An insertion/deletion (ID) polymorphism of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene is associated with left ventricular hypertrophy. The present study examined polymorphisms of the ACE gene in patients with essential hypertension and left ventricular hypertrophy who were participants in a long-term trial of therapy with an ACE inhibitor. PATIENTS AND METHODS: ACE inhibitor therapy was administered...
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