Is the 894T allele of endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene related to left ventricular mass in African Americans with high-normal blood pressure?
These findings, not previously described, provide important preliminary evidence to suggest an increased susceptibility to LVH in African Americans who carry the 894T variant of the eNOS gene and have high-normal blood pressure.
Grafting coronary arteries with angiographically moderate stenosis is not harmful. Instead, ITA grafting of such coronary arteries is associated with lower long-term mortality. Thus, after placing the first ITA to the left anterior descending, the second ITA should be placed to the second most important coronary artery, even if it is moderately stenosed.