Angiotensinogen gene polymorphism, plasma angiotensinogen, and risk of hypertension and ischemic heart disease: A meta-analysis

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1269-1275

  Sethi, Amar Akhtar ^a   Nordestgaard, Børge Grønne ^a   Tybæeg Hansen, Anne ^b  

^a GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Cardiovascular disease; Genetics; Hypertension; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSINOGEN;

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HEART INFARCTION; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ANGIOTENSINOGEN; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BLOOD PRESSURE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 0037771145     PISSN: 10795642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.ATV.0000079007.40884.5C     Document Type: Article

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