Why the study?
Are plasma ACE levels and ACE gene polymorphism associated with an increased risk of myocardial infarction?
Population
Male patients with myocardial infarction and control subjects (n=1086 subsample of the ECTIM study)
Comparison
Plasma ACE levels and ACE gene polymorphism vs Control subjects without myocardial infarction
Design
Case-control
Authors
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Plasma ACE levels may mark elevated MI risk in adults <55 years; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation.
Are plasma ACE levels and ACE gene polymorphism associated with an increased risk of myocardial infarction?
Plasma ACE level may be an independent risk factor for myocardial infarction, particularly in younger patients, independent of the ACE I/D polymorphism.
Cambien et al. (1994) studied this question.