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Hyperhomocysteinemia, diabetes mellitus, and carotid atherosclerosis independently increase atherosclerotic vascular disease outcome in Japanese patients with end-stage renal disease.
Clinical nephrology - 1 Aug 2001
Haraki T, Takegoshi T, Kitoh C, Kajinami K, Wakasugi T, Hirai J, Shimada T, Kawashiri M, Inazu A, Koizumi J, Mabuchi H
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) have high mortality from atherosclerotic/atherothrombotic vascular disease (AVD). However, the role of an elevated plasma total homocysteine (tHcy) level as a risk factor is uncertain in ESRD. METHODS: We enrolled 55 ESRD patients in a prospective follow-up study in order to evaluate the prognostic significance of their tHcy levels, common...
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