Vol. 26 (4) 2005 Neuro endocrinology letters

Association of ACE polymorphisms with left ventricular hypertrophy.

: The angiotensin converting enzyme gene (ACE) is a candidate gene for an individual's genetic susceptibility to left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH). LVH has long been thought to be an end point of essential hypertension (EH), rather than a separate entity, though it is influenced by a unique set of hormonal, vascular and genetic factors.....