Effects of the C-344T aldosterone synthase gene variant on preclinical vascular alterations in essential hypertension

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 168, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 1605-1606

  Androulakis, Emmanuel ^a   Tousoulis, Dimitris ^a   Papageorgiou, Nikolaos ^a   Miliou, Antigoni ^a   Chatzistamatiou, Evaggelos ^a   Moustakas, George ^a   Papaoikonomou, Stavroula ^a   Kallikazaros, Ioannis ^a   Stefanadis, Christodoulos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Genes; Polymorphisms; Renal function; Renin angiotensin aldosterone; Vascular damage

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE SYNTHASE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FIBRINOGEN;

ADULT; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; AUGMENTATION INDEX; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; CYP11B2 GENE; DEMOGRAPHY; DOPPLER FLOWMETER; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; GENE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; GENES; POLYMORPHISMS; RENAL FUNCTION; RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN-ALDOSTERONE; VASCULAR DAMAGE;

ALDOSTERONE SYNTHASE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84885321890     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.01.035     Document Type: Article

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