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Deletion polymorphism of ACE gene is associated with higher blood pressure after hospitalization in normotensive subjects.
Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension - 1 May 2000
Uemura K, Kohara K, Nakura J, Miki T
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Blood pressure has been shown to decrease in response to hospital admission. Several parameters including the decline of sympathetic nervous activity and negative sodium balance have been shown to be involved in this phenomenon. We investigated genetic influence on office BP and BP after hospitalization. One hundred and sixty-three men from the general population, free from antihypertensive medication, were...
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