Association between plasma homocysteine and coronary artery disease in older persons

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Aronow, WS
Ahn, C
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[1] MT SINAI SCH MED,DEPT GERIATR & ADULT DEV,NEW YORK,NY
[2] UNIV TEXAS,SCH MED,DIV CLIN EPIDEMIOL,HOUSTON,TX
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10.1016/S0002-9149(97)00643-7
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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The data demonstrate that high plasma homocysteine levels and low plasma folate and vitamin B-12 levels are associated with a higher prevalence of coronary artery disease (CAD) in older men and women. Elevated plasma homocysteine levels were observed in 43% of the older men with CAD versus 18% of the older men without CAD, and in 37% of the older women with CAD versus 12% of the older women without CAD.
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