Angiotensin-converting enzyme insertion/deletion polymorphism and restenosis after coronary angioplasty in unstable angina pectoris

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 77, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 875-877

  Kaski, Juan Carlos ^a   Zhang, Yufeng ^b   Calviño, Ramon ^b   Vazquez Rodriguez, Jose M ^b   Castro Beiras, Alfonso ^b   Jeffery, Steve ^b   Carter, Nick ^b  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DILATATION; CORONARY RISK; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTENOSIS; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

EID: 0029886540     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(97)89187-4     Document Type: Article

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