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High prevalence of hyperhomocysteinemia in critically ill patients.
Critical care medicine - 1 Apr 2000
Schindler K, Zauner C, Buchmayer H, Födinger M, Wölfl G, Bieglmayer C, Heinz G, Wilfing A, Hörl W H, Sunder-Plassmann G
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OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that the prevalence of hyperhomocysteinemia is increased in critically ill patients and correlates with disease severity and mortality in these patients. DESIGN: A prospective study. SETTING: Three medical intensive care units at the University of vienna Medical School serving both medical and surgical patients. PATIENTS: All consecutive admissions (n = 56) during a period of 4...
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