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Clinical relevance of angiotensin-converting enzyme gene polymorphisms to predict risk of mechanical ventilation after coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
Critical care medicine - 1 Apr 2004
Yende Sachin, Quasney Michael W, Tolley Elizabeth A, Wunderink Richard G
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Prolonged mechanical ventilation is a significant complication after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Angiotensin-converting enzyme mediates ischemia-reperfusion injury, which is an important mechanism of postcoronary artery bypass graft complications. An insertion/deletion polymorphism within the angiotensin-converting enzyme gene is associated with variable concentrations of...
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