Defective gene increases risk of fatal heart attack

"Men with a defective gene associated with high blood pressure are almost twice as likely to die after a heart attack, an Otago University, New Zealand, study has found. The three-year study of 1075 people found that men were more likely to die if they had a defective ACE2 gene. The gene, which controls blood pressure in its normal form, causes it to increase when defective. Lead researcher Barry Palmer said the link to high blood pressure had been known for some time" - New Zealand Herald