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Sibling resemblance for left ventricular structure, contractility, and diastolic filling.
Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) - 1 Sept 2002
Tang Weihong, Arnett Donna K, Devereux Richard B, Province Michael A, Atwood Larry D, Oberman Albert, Hopkins Paul N, Kitzman Dalane W
Abstract excerpt
Although there is evidence that left ventricular (LV) function is genetically controlled, the contribution of familial factors to variation and covariation of LV diastolic filling, contractility, and structure is unknown. Single- and cross-trait sibling correlations were estimated using bivariate familial correlation models in 200 white (400 pairs) and 374 black (539 pairs) hypertensive sibships. LV transmitral...
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