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Lack of association of the renin-angiotensin system genes polymorphisms and left ventricular hypertrophy in hypertension.
Blood pressure - 1 Jan 2001
Shlyakhto E V, Shwartz E I, Nefedova Y B, Zukova A V, Vinnic T A, Conrady A O
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study was to determine if there is an association of different gene polymorphisms of renin-angiotensin system and left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) in patients with essential hypertension (EH) in St Petersburg population. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We examined 156 patients (the mean age 49+/-8 years) with mild-to-moderate EH recruited from the general population of the outpatient...
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