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Angiotensinogen gene polymorphism in acute myocardial infarction patients.
Journal of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system : JRAAS - 1 Mar 2011
Mehri Sounira, Mahjoub Sinda, Farhati Abdeljelil, Bousaada Rafik, Ben Arab Saïda, Baudin Bruno, Hammami Mohamed
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INTRODUCTION: The objective of the study was to explore the role of a genetic variant of angiotensinogen (AGT), M235T, as an independent risk factor for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and to investigate the possible association with the severity of coronary artery disease (CAD), estimated on the basis of the number of coronary stenoses and critical arterial occlusions. PATIENTS AND METHODS: 123 AMI patients...
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