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Angiotensin-converting enzyme genotype modulates pulmonary function and exercise capacity in treated patients with congestive stable heart failure.
Circulation - 1 Oct 2002
Abraham M Roselle, Olson Lyle J, Joyner Michael J, Turner Stephen T, Beck Ken C, Johnson Bruce D
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BACKGROUND: The gene encoding ACE exhibits an insertion/deletion polymorphism resulting in 3 genotypes (DD, ID, and II), which affects serum and tissue ACE activity as well as other vasoactive substances. Pulmonary function is frequently abnormal in patients with congestive heart failure (CHF), the mechanism of which has not been completely characterized. ACE inhibition has been shown to improve diffusion across...
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