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The effects of ALDH2 Glu487Lys polymorphism on vasovagal syncope patients undergoing head-up tilt test supplemented with sublingual nitroglycerin

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Head-up tilt test (HUTT) is clinically advantageous for diagnosing patients with vasovagal syncope (VVS). Nitroglycerin is mainly used as a stimulant during HUTT, and mitochondrial aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) is involved in the metabolism of nitroglycerin (NTG). ALDH2...

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Autores principales: Xia, G, Jin, JF, Ye, Y, Wang, XD, Hu, B, Pu, JL
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9617361/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36307771
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12872-022-02901-5