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[A hyperhomocysteinemia study in a population with a familial factor for acute myocardial infarct and sudden cardiac death at a young age].
Cardiologia (Rome, Italy) - 1 Jan 1999
Bollani G, Ferrari R, Bersatti F, Ferrari M, Cattaneo M, Zighetti M L, Visioli O, Assanelli D
Abstract excerpt
The alterations of the metabolism of methionine determining an accumulation of homocysteine in blood (hyperhomocysteinemia) recognize a multifactorial etiology, hereditary as well as acquired. To date several case-control studies have documented that the condition of hyperhomocysteinemia can be considered an independent risk factor of coronary disease and its noxious effects are dose-dependent. It exerts its...
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