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A polymorphism in the endothelin-A receptor gene predicts survival in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy.
European heart journal - 1 Oct 2001
Herrmann S, Schmidt-Petersen K, Pfeifer J, Perrot A, Bit-Avragim N, Eichhorn C, Dietz R, Kreutz R, Paul M, Osterziel K J
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AIMS: The endothelin system plays a role in the complex pathophysiology of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy. We investigated whether genetic polymorphisms of the endothelin system might be associated with dilated cardiomyopathy-related cardiac phenotypes and differences in disease outcome. METHO...
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