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Genetic predisposition to breath-hold diving-induced hemoptysis: Preliminary study.
Undersea & hyperbaric medicine : journal of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, Inc - 1 Jan 2000
Cialoni Danilo, Marabotti Claudio, Sponsiello Nicola, Pieri Massimo, Balestra Costantino, Lucchini Vittorio, Marroni Alessandro
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INTRODUCTION: Breath-hold diving-induced hemoptysis (BH-DIH) has been reported in about 25% breath-hold divers (BHD) and is characterized by dyspnea, coughing, hemoptysis and chest pain. We investigated whether eNOS G894T, eNOS T786C and ACE insertion/deletion I/D genetic variants, are possible BH-DIH risk factors. METHODS: 108 experienced healthy instructor BHDs with the same minimum requirements (102 male, six...
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