Homocysteine and Short-term Risk of Myocardial Infarction and Stroke in the Elderly
Open Access
- 11 January 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of internal medicine (1960)
- Vol. 159 (1) , 38-44
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archinte.159.1.38
Abstract
ELEVATED LEVELS of homocysteine have been associated with an increased risk of vascular disease, including myocardial infarction, stroke, and peripheral artery disease. These findings have been obtained in hospital-based studies, as well as cross-sectional and prospective population-based studies.1 The extant studies have been based on populations that mostly included middle-aged subjects. Therefore, it is not known whether homocysteine level remains an important risk factor for vascular disease with advancing age.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Homocyst(e)ine and arterial occlusive diseasesJournal of Internal Medicine, 1994
- Secondary prevention in non-rheumatic atrial fibrillation after transient ischaemic attack or minor strokeThe Lancet, 1993