The relationship between angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene polymorphism and
type I aortic dissection was examined in 205 unrelated hypertensives. A total of 94 patients …

Aortic dissection (AD) is a disease characterized by tear of the aortic intimal layer and
separation of the arterial wall. Some risk factor such as hypertension and Marfan syndrome …

Thoracic aortic dissection (TAD) is a catastrophic cardiovascular disease and is thought to
have a genetic basis. Various studies have indicated that renin-angiotensin system plays an …

Objective: to establish whether deletion of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene is
a risk factor predisposing to abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) or not. Methods: the study …

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to examine the role of polymorphism in
angiotensin converting enzyme gene (ACE, I/D) in the development of abdominal aortic …

OBJECTIVES Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) I/D polymorphism has been implicated
in aortic aneurysm risk, but individual published studies show inconclusive results. The aim …

Objective: To determine the distribution of the insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism of the
angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) gene in several ethnic groups: Caucasian …

The aim of the paper is to determine whether the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE)
gene insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism is associated with abdominal aortic aneurysm …

OBJECTIVES:: There is strong evidence of a genetic predisposition to abdominal aortic
aneurysm (AAA), however the genes involved remain largely elusive. Recently, two large …

OBJECTIVES To define a link between the deletion genotype (DD) and vascular reactivity,
we studied in vivo and in vitro phenylephrine (PE)-induced tone and the effect of angiotensin …