Article
Apolipoprotein E polymorphism does not predict risk of restenosis after coronary angioplasty.
Atherosclerosis - 6 Sept 1996
Samani N J, Martin D S, Brack M, Cullen J, Wallis R, Lodwick D, Chauhan A, Harley A, Thompson J R, Gershlick A H, de Bono D P
Abstract excerpt
A recent report has suggested that the E4 allele of apolipoprotein (apo) E increases the risk of restenosis after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) and also that it interacts synergistically with the deletion (D) allele of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) to increase th...
Topics
- Alleles
- Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary
- Apolipoproteins E
- Cohort Studies
- Coronary Angiography
- Coronary Disease
- Female
- Forecasting
- Genotype
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged