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Relationship between the angiotensin-converting enzyme genotype and the forearm vasodilator response to estrogen replacement therapy in postmenopausal women.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology - 1 May 2001
Sanada M, Higashi Y, Nakagawa K, Sasaki S, Kodama I, Tsuda M, Nagai N, Ohama K
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OBJECTIVES: We sought to evaluate the relationship between the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) genotype and the change in forearm vasoreactivity in response to a three-month course of oral estrogen in postmenopausal women. BACKGROUND: The ACE genotype is a known predictor of the response to an ACE inhibitor drug; however, it is not clear whether it can modify the effect of estrogen replacement therapy (ERT)...
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