Association between deletion polymorphism of angiotensin converting enzyme gene and pulmonary hypertension in pulmonary thromboembolism


BOZOK S., ILHAN G., DESTAN B., KARAMUSTAFA H., KARAKISI S. O., ÇETİN M., ...More

TURK GOGUS KALP DAMAR CERRAHISI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, vol.20, no.2, pp.281-286, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

Abstract

Background: This study aims to identify the association between pulmonary arterial pressure and insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism of ACE gene in the patients with pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) due to various reasons.