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The influence of six cardiovascular polymorphisms on a first event of ischemic heart disease is modified by sex and age.
Coronary artery disease - 1 Dec 2009
Plat Arian W, Stoffers Henri E, de Leeuw Peter W, van Schayck Constant P, Soomers Frank L, Kester Arnold D, Aretz Karin, Kroon Abraham A
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OBJECTIVE: To examine the contribution of six cardiovascular polymorphisms to the occurrence of a first event of ischemic heart disease (IHD) in a primary care population with a high prevalence of hypertension. Furthermore, we specified the data for sex and age. METHODS: In this cross sectional case-control study, patients with a first event of IHD (157) and event-free controls (571) were studied. Both the groups...
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