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Fibrate treatment and prevalence risk of mild hyperhomocysteinaemia in clinical coronary heart disease patients.
European journal of cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation : official journal of the European Society of Cardiology, Working Groups on Epidemiology & Prevention and Cardiac Rehabilitation and Exercise Physiology - 1 Jun 2004
Mayer Otto, Simon Jaroslav, Holubec Lubos, Pikner Richard, Vobrubová Ivana, Trefil Ladislav
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BACKGROUND: Several prospective studies reported that fibrates might increase blood total homocysteine (tHcy). In this study we aimed to establish whether the reported fibrate treatment was associated with an increased risk of mild hyperhomocysteinaemia in patients with clinical coronary heart disease, and to establish whether confounding variables may influence this effect. DESIGN: A retrospective, case-control...
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