Homocysteine and cardiovascular disease: cause or effect?
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Homocysteine and cardiovascular disease.
An elevated level of total homocysteine (tHcy) in blood, denoted hyperhomocysteinemia, is emerging as a prevalent and strong risk factor for atherosclerotic vascular disease in the coronary, cerebral, and peripheral vessels, and for arterial and venous thromboembolism. The basis for these conclusions is data from about 80 clinical and epidemiological studies including more than 10,000 patients....
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عنوان ژورنال: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0002-9165,1938-3207
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/72.2.315