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Association between A/C1166 gene polymorphism of the angiotensin II type 1 receptor and biventricular functions in patients with acute myocardial infarction.
Circulation journal : official journal of the Japanese Circulation Society - 1 Oct 2006
Ulgen Mehmet S, Ozturk Onder, Yazici Mehmet, Kayrak Mehmet, Alan Sait, Koç Fatih, Tekes Selahattin
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BACKGROUND: Although there have been several association studies of angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AT1R, A/C1166) gene polymorphism in clinical endpoints such as myocardial infarction (MI), hypertension, aortic stiffness, and left ventricular mass, the relationship between AT1R polymorphism and biventricular function in acute anterior MI has not been studied before. METHODS AND RESULTS: The study group comprised...
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