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Blood pressure, arterial stiffness and endogenous lithium clearance in relation to AGTR1 A1166C and AGTR2 G1675A gene polymorphisms.
Journal of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system : JRAAS - 1 Jan 2000
Cwynar Marcin, Gąsowski Jerzy, Głuszewska Anna, Królczyk Jarosław, Bartoń Henryk, Słowik Agnieszka, Grodzicki Tomasz
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INTRODUCTION: Although recently a matter of epidemiologic controversy, sodium overload and its interaction with genetic factors predispose to hypertension and related target organ complications. METHODS: In 131 (66 male) treated hypertensives, we measured peripheral and central arterial pressures and pulse wave augmentation indexes (AIx(P), AIx(C1), AIx(C2)), pulse wave velocity (PWV), daily urinary sodium...
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