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K Nakahara1, S Matsushita, H Matsuoka

  • 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. nakahara@tmig.or.jp

Circulation
|January 19, 2000
PubMed
まとめ

アンジオテンシン変換酵素 (ACE) ゲノタイプは心臓の体重に影響を与え,DDゲノタイプは心臓の質量が著しく高いことを示しています. しかし,高血圧や年齢などの要因は,心臓の重さのより強い予測要因です.

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