Article
Relationship between angiotensin-converting enzyme gene polymorphism and severity of aortic valve calcification.
Mayo Clinic proceedings - 1 Aug 2007
Ertas Fatih S, Hasan Taner, Ozdol Cagdas, Gulec Sadi, Atmaca Yusuf, Tulunay Cansin, Karabulut Halil, Kocum H Tolga, Dincer Irem, Kose Kenan S, Erol Cetin
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the role of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene polymorphism in patients with degenerative aortic valve calcification (AVC). PATIENTS AND METHODS: Our study consisted of 305 Turkish patients of European descent (139 male, 166 female; mean plus or minus age, 68 plus or minus 9 years) referred to our echocardiography laboratory for aortic valve evaluation between June 2, 2003, and...
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