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A common variant of the AMPD1 gene predicts improved survival in patients with ischemic left ventricular dysfunction.
Journal of cardiac failure - 1 Aug 2004
Yazaki Yoshikazu, Muhlestein Joseph B, Carlquist John F, Bair Tami L, Horne Benjamin D, Renlund Dale G, Anderson Jeffrey L
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BACKGROUND: A recent retrospective study suggested that the adenosine monophosphate deaminase (AMPD)-1 gene variant C34T predicts outcome in heart failure patients. This variant might lead to ischemic preconditioning by increasing tissue adenosine. We tested whether the survival benefit of C34T occurs preferentially in the setting of ischemic left ventricular dysfunction. METHODS AND RESULTS: A consecutive cohort...
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