Lowering homocysteine levels may prevent cardiovascular impairments? Possible therapeutic behaviors

Blood Coagulation and Fibrinolysis

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 677-679

  Cacciapuoti, Federico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

B6 12 vitamins; cardiovascular risk; folates; homocysteine

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; COLESTIPOL; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FIBRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; HOMOCYSTEINE; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; METFORMIN; NICOTINIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PYRIDOXINE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; TAURINE; TICLOPIDINE;

AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INTERMITTENT THERAPY; DRUG MECHANISM; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ASPIRIN; BLOOD VESSELS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIURETICS; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; METFORMIN; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; S-ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; TICLOPIDINE; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B 6;

EID: 84870203944     PISSN: 09575235     EISSN: 14735733     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MBC.0b013e3283597586     Document Type: Review

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