Catechol‐O‐Methyltransferase and Cardiovascular Disease: MESA

Catechol‐O‐Methyltransferase and Cardiovascular Disease: MESA

Background Genetic variation in catechol‐O‐methyltransferase (COMT), a key enzyme in estrogen and catecholamine metabolism, has plausible physiological links to cardiovascular disease (CVD) and its risk factors. In WHS (Women's Health Study), COMT variants rs4818 and rs4680 were associated with...

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Main Authors: Kathryn T. Hall, Elisabeth Battinelli, Daniel I. Chasman, Paul M Ridker, Bruce M. Psaty, Jerome I. Rotter, Ted J. Kaptchuk, Russell P. Tracy, Christina L. Wassel, Kenneth J. Mukamal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-12-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
aspirin
cardiovascular disease risk factors
catecholamine
catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia
catechol‐O‐methyltransferase
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.119.014986

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