β1 adrenergic receptor polymorphisms and heart failure: a meta-analysis on susceptibility, response to β-blocker therapy and prognosis.

AIMS: The risk stratification of patients for heart failure (HF) remains a challenge, as well as the anticipation of the response to β-blocker therapy. Since the pivotal role of β1 adrenergic receptor (β1-AR) in HF, many publications have studied the associations between the β1-AR polymorphisms (Ser...

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Main Authors: Wen-Nan Liu, Kai-Li Fu, Hai-Yang Gao, Yuan-Yuan Shang, Zhi-Hao Wang, Gui-Hua Jiang, Yun Zhang, Wei Zhang, Ming Zhong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3398943?pdf=render