Article
Angiotensin-converting enzyme genotype is not associated with endothelial dysfunction in subjects without other coronary risk factors.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Nov 1994
Celermajer D S, Sorensen K E, Barley J, Jeffrey S, Carter N, Deanfield J
Abstract excerpt
The DD genotype is a polymorphism of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene, and is associated with a significantly increased risk of myocardial infarction. As endothelial dysfunction is an important event in both early atherogenesis and late atherosclerosis, we hypothesised that the advers...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Brachial Artery
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Endothelium, Vascular
- Female
- Forearm
- Genotype
- Humans
- Hyperemia
- Male
- Middle Aged
