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Angiotensin converting enzyme genotype influences the response to the angiotensin II receptor antagonist losartan in patients with hypertension.
Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension - 1 Mar 2004
Nakamura Yasuyuki, Tamaki Shinji, Uchida Yasukazu, Ohmichi Nobuyuki, Yamaoka Osamu, Miyauchi Nobuo, Fukuhara Takehisa, Sayama Harumi, Yamada Tetsuhiro, Matsuo Shinro, Yamada Yutaka
Abstract excerpt
To examine whether the response to the angiotensin II receptor antagonist losartan varies depending on the angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) genotype, we prospectively studied the effect of losartan in 42 hypertensive patients (20 men, 22 women; mean age: 60.4 years). After a 4-week observation...
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