Article
Angiotensin-converting enzyme and apolipoprotein E genotypes and restenosis after coronary angioplasty.
Circulation - 15 Oct 1995
van Bockxmeer F M, Mamotte C D, Gibbons F A, Burke V, Taylor R R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: An insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism in the gene for angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) has been associated with myocardial infarction and other cardiac pathology. There is evidence for a role of the renin-angiotensin system in cell growth and in the repair of damaged arterial wa...
Topics
- Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary
- Apolipoproteins E
- Case-Control Studies
- Coronary Disease
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Gene Deletion
- Genotype
- Humans
- Linear Models
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Prospective Studies
- Radiography
- Recurrence
- Time Factors