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Is elevated plasma total homocysteine associated with increased common carotid artery intima-media wall thickness in asymptomatic adults?
Is elevated plasma total homocysteine associated with increased common carotid artery intima-media wall thickness in asymptomatic adults?
Elevated plasma total homocysteine is associated with increased common carotid artery intima-media thickness in middle-aged men, suggesting a link to early atherosclerosis.
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Association limited to men is hypothesis-generating; leaves open causal role of tHcy in early atherosclerosis.
Voutilainen et al. (1998) studied this question.
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