Journal article
Homocyst(e)ine and cardiovascular disease: a critical review of the epidemiologic evidence.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To review epidemiologic studies on the association between homocyst(e)ine level and risk for cardiovascular disease and the potential benefits of homocysteine-decreasing therapies.
DATA SOURCES: Computerized and manual searches of the literature on total homocysteine levels and cardiovascular disease.
Authors
Eikelboom JW; Lonn E; Genest J; Hankey G; Yusuf S
Journal
Annals of Internal Medicine, Vol. 131, No. 5, pp. 363–375
Publisher
American College of Physicians
Publication Date
September 7, 1999
DOI
10.7326/0003-4819-131-5-199909070-00008
ISSN
1056-8751