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Renin-angiotensin system gene polymorphisms and diastolic heart failure.
European journal of clinical investigation - 1 Nov 2008
Wu C-K, Tsai C-T, Hwang J-J, Luo J-L, Juang J J-M, Hsu K-L, Lai L-P, Lin J-L, Tseng C-D, Chiang F-T
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Diastolic heart failure (DHF) refers to an abnormality of diastolic distensibility, filling or relaxation of the left ventricle. The genetic study of DHF is scarce in the literature. The association of renin-angiotensin system (RAS) and DHF are well known. We hypothesized that RAS gen...
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