The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
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ISSUE 1168
ISSUE 1168
October 27, 2003
Issue 1168
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Lowering Plasma Homocysteine
October 27, 2003 (Issue: 1168)
High plasma homocysteine concentrations, like high cholesterol, have been associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and death (O Nygσrd et al, N Engl J Med 1997; 337:230; RS Vasan et al, JAMA 2003; 289:1251). In one meta-analysis,...more
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