The effect of long-term homocysteine-lowering on carotid intima-media thickness and flow-mediated vasodilation in stroke patients: A randomized controlled trial and meta-analysis

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Potter, Kathleen ^a   Hankey, Graeme J ^a,b   Green, Daniel J ^c,d   Eikelboom, John ^e   Jamrozik, Konrad ^f   Arnolda, Leonard F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; PLACEBO; PYRIDOXINE; VITAMIN B GROUP; WARFARIN; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

ANAMNESIS; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ENDOTHELIUM; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STROKE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VASCULAR DISEASE; VASODILATATION; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; AGED; BLOOD; BLOOD FLOW; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; INTIMA; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUNICA MEDIA;

AGED; CAROTID ARTERIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DOWN-REGULATION; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; STROKE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA; VASODILATION; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B 6; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

EID: 53549135776     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2261-8-24     Document Type: Article

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