Article
Association between angiotensin I-converting enzyme genotypes, extracranial artery stenosis, and stroke.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Sept 1998
Pfohl M, Fetter M, Koch M, Barth C M, Rüdiger W, Häring H U
Abstract excerpt
The insertion(I)/deletion(D) polymorphism of the angiotensin-converting-enzyme (ACE) gene has been associated with an increased risk of myocardial infarction, lacunar stroke, and with an increased intimal-medial thickness in several populations. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the A...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Brain Ischemia
- Carotid Artery, External
- Carotid Stenosis
- Cohort Studies
- Female
- Genotype
- Hemodynamics
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex
- Ultrasonography, Doppler, Transcranial