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Efficacy of folinic versus folic acid for the correction of hyperhomocysteinemia in hemodialysis patients.
American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation - 1 Apr 2001
Hauser A C, Hagen W, Rehak P H, Buchmayer H, Födinger M, Papagiannopoulos M, Bieglmayer C, Apsner R, Köller E, Ignatescu M, Hörl W H, Sunder-Plassmann G
Abstract excerpt
The effectiveness of intravenous folinic acid or intravenous folic acid for the treatment of hyperhomocysteinemia of hemodialysis patients is unknown. In a randomized, controlled, double-blind trial, 66 hemodialysis patients were administered either 15 mg of folic acid or an equimolar amount (16.1 mg) of folinic acid intravenously three times weekly. Normalization of total homocysteine (tHcy) plasma levels after...
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