Homocysteine-lowering vitamin B treatment decreases cardiovascular events in hemodialysis patients

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1586-1589

  Righetti, Marco ^a  

^a DESIO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Folic acid; Homocysteine; Vitamin B

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; BETAINE; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE THIOLACTONE; METHIONINE; VITAMIN B GROUP;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CACHEXIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CATABOLISM; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE MARKER; DRUG EFFECT; FOLLOW UP; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; INFLAMMATION; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SEPTICEMIA;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; RENAL DIALYSIS;

EID: 36849051946     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14374331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2007.335     Document Type: Conference Paper

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