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Renin-angiotensin system gene polymorphisms predict the risk of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation: a 10-year prospective follow-up study.
Heart rhythm - 1 Aug 2014
Tsai Chia-Ti, Chang Sheng-Nan, Chang Shu-Hsuan, Lee Jen-Kuang, Lin Lian-Yu, Wu Cho-Kai, Yu Chih-Chieh, Wang Yi-Chih, Tseng Chuen-Den, Lai Ling-Ping, Hwang Juey-Jen, Chiang Fu-Tien, Lin Jiunn-Lee
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BACKGROUND: Little evidence is available regarding the impact of genetic polymorphisms on the risk of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). Angiotensin II plays a pathophysiologic role in prothrombotic atrial endocardial remodeling. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to investig...
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