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Beta1-adrenergic receptor polymorphisms associated with atrial fibrillation in systolic heart failure.
Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia - 1 May 2012
Nascimento Bruno Costa de, Pereira Sabrina Bernardez, Ribeiro Georgina Severo, Mesquita Evandro Tinoco
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The sympathetic nervous system is of great importance in the pathogenesis of atrial fibrillation in systolic heart failure. The identification of polymorphisms in the beta1-adrenergic receptor gene (ADBR1) represents an important step in understanding this pathogenesis. OBJECTIVE: This study assessed the association between the two functional polymorphisms of the beta1-adrenergic receptor gene...
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