The ACE/DD genotype is associated with the extent of exercise-induced left ventricular growth in endurance athletes
Domingo Hernández, MD*,*,
Alejandro de la Rosa, MD
,
Antonio Barragán, MD
,
Ysamar Barrios, PhD
,
Eduardo Salido, MD
,
Armando Torres, MD*,
Basilio Martín, MD*,
Ignacio Laynez, MD
,
Amelia Duque, MD
,
Antonia De Vera, MD
,
Victor Lorenzo, MD* and
Antonio González, MD
* Service of Nephrology, Hospital Universitario de Canarias e Instituto Reina Sofía de Investigación, La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
Service of Cardiology, Hospital Universitario de Canarias e Instituto Reina Sofía de Investigación, La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
Service of Sports Medicine, Hospital Universitario de Canarias e Instituto Reina Sofía de Investigación, La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
Research Unit, Hospital Universitario de Canarias e Instituto Reina Sofía de Investigación, La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain

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Figure 1 The E-wave deceleration time (DT) in DD and ID individuals. Data are presented in adjusted form for age, heart rate, years of training, and left ventricular mass index. p = 0.008 for DD vs. ID. ACE = angiotensin-converting enzyme.
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