Normohomocysteinaemia and vitamin-treated hyperhomocysteinaemia are associated with similar risks of cardiovascular events in patients with premature atherothrombotic cerebrovascular disease A prospective cohort study

Netherlands Journal of Medicine - Tập 56 - Trang 138-146 - 2000
Erik G.J Vermeulen1,2, Jan A Rauwerda1,2, Patrick Erix3, Sylvia C de Jong1,2, Jos W.R Twisk4, Carel Jakobs5, Ron J.G.M Witjes3,6, Coen D.A Stehouwer2,7
1Department of Surgery, Vascular Surgical Unit, University Hospital “Vrije Universiteit”, PO Box 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2Institute for Cardiovascular Research “Vrije Universiteit” (ICaR-VU), University Hospital “Vrije Universiteit”, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
3Department of Neurology, University Hospital Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
4Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine (EMGO), University Hospital “Vrije Universiteit”, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
5Department of Clinical Chemistry, Metabolic Unit, University Hospital “Vrije Universiteit”, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
6Department of Neurology, Hospital Gooi-Noord, Blaricum, The Netherlands
7Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands