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Influence of ACE I/D genotypes on left ventricular hypertrophy in aortic stenosis: gender-related differences.
The Journal of heart valve disease - 1 Jul 2004
Orlowska-Baranowska Ewa, Placha Grzegorz, Gaciong Zbigniew, Baranowski Rafal, Zakrzewski Dariusz, Michalek Piotr, Hoffman Piotr, Rawczynska-Englert Irena
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BACKGROUND AND AIM OF THE STUDY: Factors responsible for cardiac hypertrophy in patients with aortic stenosis (AS) are not well defined. The study aim was to examine the relationship between angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) I/D polymorphism and the degree of cardiac hypertrophy in patients with AS. METHODS: A total of 392 white patients (159 women, 233 men; age range: 32-82 years) with AS was analyzed, with...
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