High levels of homocysteine, a known risk factor for cardiovascular disease, also independently predict contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention ...

May 12, 2004 -- Homocysteine levels are associated with osteoporotic hip fracture, according to the results of two studies published in the May 13 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. The ...

Bergen, Norway - As well as being associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, high homocysteine levels may also predict noncardiovascular mortality, a new prospective cohort study has shown.

Elevated levels of homocysteine are a risk factor for vascular disease, thrombosis, neural tube defects and dementia. The 677C>T polymorphism in the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Vitamin B 12 deficiency was not related to the development of anemia in elderly people aged 85 years, according ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Those with at least 15 µmol/L plasma homocysteine had a high concentration. The likelihood for having OSA at an ...

People with elevated levels of homocysteine in the blood had nearly double the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease (AD), according to a new report from scientists at Boston University. The findings ...

Seshadri S, Beiser A, Selhub J, Jacques PF, Rosenberg IH, D'Agostino RB, et al. Plasma homocysteine as a risk factor for dementia and Alzheimer's disease. N Engl J Med 2002;346:476-83. Question: Are ...

Some mechanisms have been suggested to explain the increased vascular risk associated with higher homocysteine levels. 40,42,43 One of this is endothelial dysfunction in humans. 40,42,43 This ...

As per a report by Tata 1mg Labs, more than 66% of people in India have higher than normal levels of homocysteine in their bloodstream, making them vulnerable to heart diseases, such as blood clots, ...