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Genetic Polymorphisms of Alcohol Metabolizing Enzymes and Alcohol Consumption are Associated With Asymptomatic Cardiac Remodeling and Subclinical Systolic Dysfunction in Large Community-Dwelling Asians.
Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire) - 1 Nov 2017
Hung Chung-Lieh, Chang Shun-Chuan, Chang Sheng-Hsiung, Chi Po-Ching, Lai Yu-Jun, Wang Shih-Wei, Wu Yih-Jer, Yeh Hung-I, Lin Shing-Jong, Chen Che-Hong, Mochly-Rosen Daria, Wang Li-Yu
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AIMS: Excessive consumption of alcoholic beverages is associated with cardiac remodeling and cardiomyopathy. We examined the possible association of alcohol use, common Asian genetic variants in genes involved in alcohol metabolism, and cardiac structures/functions alterations. METHODS: A prospective, community-dwelling survey among individuals with available complete echocardiography examined the associations of...
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