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Renin-angiotensin polymorphisms and QTc interval prolongation in end-stage renal disease.
Kidney international - 1 Sept 2005
Raizada Veena, Skipper Betty, Luo Wentao, Garza Luis, Hines Curt W, Harford Antonia A, Zager Philip G, Griffith Jeffrey, Raj Dominic, Spalding Charles T
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Polymorphisms of renin-angiotensin system (RAS) genes in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) on chronic hemodialysis may be associated with QTc interval prolongation, leading to fatal arrhythmias. The objective of this study was to determine (1) the prevalence of QTc prolongation in hemodialysis patients, and (2) the association of a prolonged QTc in these patients with RAS polymorphisms...
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