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Diuretic therapy, the alpha-adducin gene variant, and the risk of myocardial infarction or stroke in persons with treated hypertension.
JAMA - 3 Apr 2002
Psaty Bruce M, Smith Nicholas L, Heckbert Susan R, Vos Hans L, Lemaitre Rozenn N, Reiner Alexander P, Siscovick David S, Bis Joshua, Lumley Thomas, Longstreth W T, Rosendaal Frits R
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CONTEXT: A genetic variant in alpha-adducin has been associated with renal sodium reabsorption and salt-sensitive hypertension. Whether this genetic variant modifies the effect of diuretic therapy on the incidence of myocardial infarction (MI) and stroke is unknown. OBJECTIVES: To estimate the in...
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