Homoarginine and Cardiovascular Outcome in the Population-Based Dallas Heart Study
Author(s) -
Dorothee Atzler,
M. Odette Gore,
Colby Ayers,
Chi-un Choe,
Rainer H. Böger,
James A. de Lemos,
Darren K. McGuire,
Edzard Schwedhelm
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
arteriosclerosis thrombosis and vascular biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.007
H-Index - 270
eISSN - 1524-4636
pISSN - 1079-5642
DOI - 10.1161/atvbaha.114.304398
Subject(s) - interquartile range , hazard ratio , subclinical infection , medicine , cardiology , confidence interval , population , proportional hazards model , coronary artery disease , environmental health
The nonproteinogenic amino acid homoarginine has been postulated to have antiatherosclerotic effects as a weak substrate of nitric oxide synthase. This investigation in the population-based Dallas Heart Study (DHS) aimed to evaluate the association of homoarginine with clinical and subclinical cardiovascular outcomes.
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