Homocysteine: A new cardiac risk factor?

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 80-84

  Chai, Andrew U ^a   Abrams, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Coronary disease; Folate; Homocysteine; Risk factors; Vitamins

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; VITAMIN B GROUP;

AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CORONARY DISEASE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0035159011     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960240113     Document Type: Review

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