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Deletion-type allele of the angiotensin-converting enzyme gene is associated with progressive ventricular dilation after anterior myocardial infarction. Captopril and Thrombolysis Study Investigators.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology - 1 Jun 1995
Pinto Y M, van Gilst W H, Kingma J H, Schunkert H
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OBJECTIVES: This study sought to determine whether patients who are homozygous for the deletion (D)-type allele of the angiotensin-converting enzyme gene display augmented ventricular dilation after myocardial infarction. BACKGROUND: Recent evidence suggests that the deletion-type allele of the angiotensin-converting enzyme gene (DD genotype) is associated with an increased prevalence of myocardial infarction and...
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