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The A1166C polymorphism of the angiotensin II type-1 receptor in acute myocardial infarction.
Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia - 1 Nov 2004
Araújo Messias Antônio de, Menezes Bruno Soares, Lourenço Clauber, Cordeiro Elisângela Rosa, Gatti Renata Rispoli, Goulart Luiz Ricardo
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OBJECTIVE: To assess the association of the A1166C polymorphism of the angiotensin II type-1 receptor (AT1R) gene with acute myocardial infarction and also with the severity of coronary artery disease. METHODS: A prospective, cross-sectional study was carried out with 110 patients with acute myocardial infarction, who, on coronary angiography, had significant lesions (> 50%) assessed according to 3 criteria of...
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