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The D allele of angiotensin-converting enzyme gene is associated with a worse autonomic heart control in community-based older adults.
Experimental gerontology - 1 Apr 2021
Dos Santos Juleno Honorato Brito, Passos R S, Freire Ivna Vidal, Ribeiro Ícaro J S, Oliveira Alinne Alves, Casotti Cezar Augusto, Alkahtani Shaea A, Barbosa Ana Angélica Leal, Pereira Rafael
Abstract excerpt
The relationship between the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System (RAAS) and modulation of the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) is reported as complex and bidirectional. Thus, the present study aimed to compare autonomous heart control, through symbolic analysis parameters, in the older adults carrying different ACE I/D gene polymorphisms (rs4646994). Two hundred four older adults comprised the study population and...
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