Elevated plasma homocysteine level is associated with ischemic stroke in Chinese hypertensive patients

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 538-544

  Wang, Chang Yi ^a,b   Chen, Zhong Wei ^b   Zhang, Tao ^b   Liu, Jun ^a   Chen, Si Han ^b   Liu, Sheng Yuan ^b   Han, Li Yuan ^c   Hui, Zhao Hui ^d   Chen, Yu Ming ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Shenzhen Nanshan Center for Chronic Disease Control   (China)

^c NINGBO UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d SHENZHEN CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Coronary heart disease; Homocysteine; Hypertension; Ischemic stroke

Indexed keywords

HOMOCYSTEINE;

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN EMBOLISM; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RISK FACTOR; AGED; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; CHINA; CORONARY DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; STROKE;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; CHINA; CORONARY DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; STROKE;

EID: 84903395659     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: 18790828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2014.04.011     Document Type: Article

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