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Homocysteine and cardiovascular diseases.
To the Editor: Malinow et al,1 in their recent review on homocysteine and cardiovascular diseases, correctly state that based on the available evidence, it is premature to conclude that total homocysteine (tHcy) plasma levels are predictive of the development of cardiovascular events. Their conclusion is mostly based on the analysis of the results of prospective cohort studies of tHcy in cardio...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Circulation
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0009-7322,1524-4539
DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.100.25.e151