Background: A significant role of Renin-angiotensin system (RAS) genetic variants in the
pathogenesis of essential hypertension and cardiovascular diseases has been proved. This …

Background. Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute vasculitis disease that commonly causes
acquired heart disease in children. Coronary artery aneurysm (CAA) is a major complication …

Aim: Angiotensinogen (AGT) is one of the candidate genes that has been extensively
investigated for association of its variants with essential hypertension. Studies focusing on …

Objective Impairment of the renin-angiotensinogen-aldosterone system (RAAS), one of the
characteristics of essential hypertension (EH), imbalances vascular homeostasis. Despite …

Introduction: AGT gene harbors several variants of which 21 are found to be in high linkage
disequilibrium as per Hapmap database. Studies delineating the importance of these tagged …

Introduction: Hypertension is a serious risk factor affecting up to 30% of the world's
population with a heritability of more than 30–50%. The aim of this study was to investigate …

The recent unprecedented pandemic COVID-19 has blatantly exposed the healthcare
system globally. The increasing rate of mortality and morbidity/co-morbidity were observed …

About 85% of all sudden death are of cardiological origin. Predisposition to sudden cardiac
death is known for the young and adult patients with a hereditary heart disease that can …

The prevalence of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) is increasing, particularly in
individuals who consume minimal to no alcohol. Currently, NAFLD affects at least 32% of the …

GİRİŞ Kardiyovasküler hastalıklar, morbidite ve mortalite sebeplerinin başında gelen,
hipertansiyon, kalp yetmezliği, koroner kalp hastalıkları gibi kalp ve damarları etkileyen …