Article
[Polymorphism of the ACE gene and left ventricular morphology and function in patients with borderline, mild and moderate hypertension].
Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej - 1 Mar 1998
Swierblewska E, Chrostowska M, Dudziak M, Jagoda J, Winnicki M, Narkiewicz K, Pawłowski R, Krupa-Wojciechowska B
Abstract excerpt
It has been reported that the allel D of an insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism of the angiotensin I converting enzyme (ACE) gene is associated with the conditions of increased cardiovascular risk, including the left ventricular hypertrophy and the dysfunction. We examined the relation between...
Topics
- Adult
- Echocardiography
- Echocardiography, Doppler
- Female
- Genotype
- Heart Ventricles
- Humans
- Hypertension
- Male
- Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Ventricular Function, Left