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The DD genotype of angiotensin converting enzyme polymorphism is a risk factor for coronary artery disease and coronary stent restenosis in Japanese patients.
Japanese circulation journal - 1 Oct 2001
Taniguchi I, Yamazaki T, Wagatsuma K, Kurusu T, Shimazu Y, Takikawa K, Yoshikawa M, Kageyama S, Mochizuki S
Abstract excerpt
Stent implantation has decreased the incidence of restenosis after coronary intervention, but has not eliminated it. The contribution of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) genotype to the development of coronary artery disease and restenosis after coronary stenting was investigated in 67 Japanese patients in whom 103 lesions in which stents had been successfully implanted were assessed by quantitative...
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