Relationship among homocyst(e)ine, vitamin B-12 and cardiac disease in the elderly: Association between vitamin B-12 deficiency and decreased left ventricular ejection fraction

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 126, Issue 4 SUPPL., 1996, Pages

  Herzlich, Barry C ^a   Lichstein, Edgar ^a   Schulhoff, Nancy ^a   Weinstock, Martin ^a   Pagala, Murali ^a   Ravindran, Kadirimangalam ^a   Namba, Tatsuji ^a   Nieto, F Javier ^b   Stabler, Sally P ^c   Allen, Robert H ^c   Malinow, M R ^d  

^a MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiac disease; elderly; homocyst(e)ine; methylmalonic acid; vitamin B 12

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHYLMALONIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG SULFATION; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHYLATION; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 9244238643     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/126.suppl_4.1249s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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