Open AccessPlasma Homocysteine Concentrations in the Acute and Convalescent Periods of Atherothrombotic Stroke
Author(s) -
D. J. Meiklejohn,
Mark A. Vickers,
R. Dijkhuisen,
M. Greaves
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/01.str.32.1.57
Subject(s) - medicine , homocysteine , stroke (engine) , creatinine , gastroenterology , mann–whitney u test , risk factor , mechanical engineering , engineering
Homocysteine is a proposed causal risk factor for atherosclerosis, but this remains controversial. We measured fasting plasma homocysteine concentrations immediately after atherothrombotic stroke and in the convalescent period to investigate this controversy.
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