Plasma homocysteine levels in patients with isolated coronary artery ectasia

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 158-162

  Turhan, Hasan ^a,c   Erbay, Ali Riza ^b   Yasar, Ayse Saatci ^b   Bicer, Asuman ^b   Sahin, Onur ^b   Basar, Nurcan ^b   Yetkin, Ertan ^a  

^a INONU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b TURKIYE YUKSEK IHTISAS HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^c NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Coronary artery ectasia; Homocysteine; Hyperhomocysteinemia

Indexed keywords

HOMOCYSTEINE;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY ECTASIA; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE POLARIZATION IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; MALE; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VITAMIN B 12;

EID: 24944572262     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2004.10.025     Document Type: Article

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