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Deletion polymorphism of angiotensin-converting enzyme gene and left ventricular hypertrophy in southern Italian patients.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology - 1 Feb 1997
Perticone F, Ceravolo R, Cosco C, Trapasso M, Zingone A, Malatesta P, Perrotti N, Tramontano D, Mattioli P L
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OBJECTIVES: This study sought to evaluate the possible association of polymorphism of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene with blood pressure and left ventricular mass index (LVMI). BACKGROUND: The renin-angiotensin system seems to be involved in the pathogenesis of essential hypertension. Moreover, recent epidemiologic observations demonstrate that many subjects with left ventricular hypertrophy have...
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