Prevalence of familial mild hyperhomocysteinemia

Prevalence of familial mild hyperhomocysteinemia.

Previous studies have shown that elevated basal homocysteine levels are correlated among family members of patients with coronary vascular disease and juvenile venous thrombosis. This suggests the possibility of the presence of inherited basal mild hyperhomocysteinemia (mHH). We studied homocysteine levels, fasting as well as after methionine load, among 96 family members of 21 post-load hyperh...

High prevalence of mild hyperhomocysteinemia and folate, B

Objective: To find out the prevalence of hyperhomocysteinemia, and deficiencies of folate, vitamin B6 and vitamin B12 in an urban population in Karachi, Pakistan. Methodology: In a pre and post experimental study, eight hundred and seventy-two apparently healthy adults (aged 18-60 years; 355 males and 517 females) were recruited from a low-income urban locality in East of Karachi from February ...

Mild hyperhomocysteinemia and arterial occlusive disease.

Prevalence of hyperhomocysteinemia in healthy Indian doctors

Currently, hyperhomocysteinemia is a well-known risk factor for variety of vascular diseases. Prevalence of hyperhomocysteinemia increases with age. Hence, the present study was aimed to investigate the prevalence of hyperhomocysteinemia in healthy upper socio-economic class population in India. Total homocysteine (tHcy) concentration was determined in 1243 (906 men & 337 women) healthy Indian ...

Association of mild hyperhomocysteinemia with aortic calcification in hypercholesterolemic patients.

Homocysteine is considered to be an independent risk factor for atherosclerosis. Experimental animal models of hyperhomocysteinemia show aortic calcification, suggesting that this disorder is associated with aortic calcification in humans. A total of 28 patients with hyperlipidemia were enrolled into this study. The degree of aortic calcification at the level of the bifurcation and 1 cm proxima...