Increased plasma homocysteine is an independent predictor of new coronary events in older persons

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 346-347

  Aronow, Wilbert S ^a,b,c   Ahn, Chul ^a,b,c  

^a HEBREW HOSPITAL HOME   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; CHOLESTEROL; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; HOMOCYSTEINE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

AGED; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SHORT SURVEY; SMOKING;

EID: 0033914825     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(00)00931-0     Document Type: Article

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