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Polymorphisms of the angiotensin-converting enzyme and angiotensinogen gene in patients with atrial fibrillation.
Journal of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system : JRAAS - 1 Dec 2011
Topal Nurdan Papila, Ozben Beste, Hancer Veysel Sabri, Tanrikulu Azra Meryem, Diz-Kucukkaya Reyhan, Fak Ali Serdar, Basaran Yelda, Yesildag Osman
Abstract excerpt
Activation of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) is associated with atrial fibrillation (AF). The aim of this study was to investigate the relation between AF and polymorphisms in RAS. One hundred and fifty patients with AF, 100 patients with no documented episode of AF and 100 healthy subjects were consecutively recruited into the study. The angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) insertion/deletion (I/D)...
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