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Heritability of indices for cardiac contractility in ambulatory recordings.
Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology - 1 Aug 2006
Kupper Nina, Willemsen Gonneke, Boomsma Dorret I, de Geus Eco J C
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INTRODUCTION: Overactivity of the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) plays a pivotal role in the development of cardiovascular disease. This involvement suggests that the genetic susceptibility to adverse cardiovascular events may derive in part from individual differences in SNS activity. METHODS AND RESULTS: To establish a genetic contribution to SNS activity, we measured sympathetic effects on cardiac...
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